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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