The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word SURGEONFISH which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Sun in 2006.
It has scalpellike spines on its tail crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SURGEONFISH | 100 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: It has scalpellike spines on its tail
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Crossword Answer definitions
SURGEONFISH noun- Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They are named "surgeonfish" because they bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle.
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