ˈfȯrd.əˌskyü noun
also for·tes·cure -yu̇r ; or for·tes·que -yü
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by the proper name Fortescue ) of forty-skewer
: an Australian scorpion fish ( Centropogon australis ) having along the back venomous erectile spines capable of inflicting painful wounds — called also forty-skewer, scorpion