BURRFISH


Meaning of BURRFISH in English

/berr"fish'/ , n. , pl. burrfishes , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) burrfish .

any of several porcupinefishes of the genus Chilomycterus, covered with short, immovable spines.

[ so called from its spines; see BURR 1 , FISH ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .