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fortescue

noun
for·tes·cue | \ˈfȯrtəˌskyü\
variants: or less commonly fortescure \-yu̇r \ or fortesque \-yü \
plural -s

Definition of fortescue 

: an Australian scorpion fish (Centropogon australis) having along the back venomous erectile spines capable of inflicting painful wounds

— called also forty-skewer, scorpion

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History and Etymology for fortescue

alteration (influenced by the proper name Fortescue) of forty-skewer

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