PORCUPINE FISH


Meaning of PORCUPINE FISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1681

: any of several bony fishes (family Diodontidae) that have sharp spines covering the body and inflate themselves into a sphere when threatened ; especially : a spotted chiefly tropical fish ( Diodon hystrix ) that is olive to brown above with white below

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