PLECTOGNATH

Meaning of PLECTOGNATH in English

I. ˈplekˌtägˌnath adjective

Etymology: New Latin Plectognathi

: of or relating to the Plectognathi

II. noun

( -s )

: a fish of the order Plectognathi

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PLECTOGNATH — (n.) One of the Plectognathi.
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PLECTOGNATH — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi.
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PLECTOGNATH — ( n. ) One of the Plectognathi.
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PLECTOGNATH — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi.
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PLECTOGNATH — — plectognathic, plectognathous /plek tog"neuh theuhs/ , adj. /plek"tog nath'/ , adj. 1. belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or …
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PLECTOGNATH — noun one of the plectognathi. 2. plectognath ·adj of or pertaining to the plectognathi.
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DIODONTIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Diodont-, Diodon, type genus + -idae : a family of blocky …
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BLACK OLDWIFE — noun : a plectognath fish of the genus Melichthys ; especially : galafate
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BALISTOIDEA — ˌbalə̇ˈstȯidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Balistes + -oidea : a suborder of marine plectognath fishes including …
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TRUNKFISH — (n.) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus Ostracion, or the family Ostraciontidae, having an …
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TETRODON — (n.) Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging to Tetrodon and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with …
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SWELLFISH — (n.) Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, as the bur fish, puffer, or diodon.
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SUNFISH — (n.) A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola, Mola rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a …
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SCLERODERM — (n.) One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, as the …
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PUFFER — (n.) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of Tetrodon and Diodon; -- called also blower, puff-fish, …
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OSTRACION — (n.) A genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It includes the trunkfishes.
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GYMNODONT — (n.) One of a group of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony …
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GLOBEFISH — (n.) A plectognath fish of the genera Diodon, Tetrodon, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air …
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FILEFISH — (n.) Any plectognath fish of the genera Monacanthus, Alutera, balistes, and allied genera; -- so called on account of the …
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DIODON — (n.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They …
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CUCKOLD — (n.) A West Indian plectognath fish (Ostracion triqueter).
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COWFISH — (n.) A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and allied species), having two projections, like horns, in front; -- called also …
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BUR FISH — () A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power …
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TRUNKFISH — ( n. ) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus Ostracion, or the family Ostraciontidae, …
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TETRODON — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging to Tetrodon and allied genera. Each jaw is …
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SWELLFISH — ( n. ) Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, as the bur fish, puffer, or diodon.
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SUNFISH — ( n. ) A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola, Mola rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body …
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SCLERODERM — ( n. ) One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, …
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PUFFER — ( n. ) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of Tetrodon and Diodon; -- called also …
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OSTRACION — ( n. ) A genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It includes the …
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GYMNODONT — ( n. ) One of a group of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or …
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