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plectognath — noun tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines • Syn: ↑plectognath fish • Hypernyms: ↑spiny finned fish, ↑acanthopterygian • Hyponyms: ↑triggerfish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
plectognath — plectognathic, plectognathous /plek tog neuh theuhs/, adj. /plek tog nath /, adj. 1. belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish,… … Universalium
plectognath — noun Any fish of the order Tetraodontiformes … Wiktionary
spiny-finned fish — noun a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays • Syn: ↑acanthopterygian • Ant: ↑soft finned fish • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan … Useful english dictionary
ball fish — Bur fish Bur fish (Zo[ o]l.) A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. {Chilo mycterus geometricus}) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; called also {ball … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
balloon fish — Bur fish Bur fish (Zo[ o]l.) A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. {Chilo mycterus geometricus}) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; called also {ball … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bur fish — (Zo[ o]l.) A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. {Chilo mycterus geometricus}) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; called also {ball fish}, {balloon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coffer fish — Cowfish Cow fish (kou f[i^]sh ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The grampus. (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}). (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hedgehog fish — Hedgehog Hedge hog , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus Europ[ae]us}), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
porcupine fish — Globefish Globe fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A plectognath fish of the genera {Diodon}, {Tetrodon}, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also {porcupine fish}, and {sea… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
