TRUNKFISH


Meaning of TRUNKFISH in English

/trungk"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) trunkfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) trunkfishes .

any plectognath fish of the family Ostraciontidae, of warm seas, having a boxlike body encased in bony, polygonal plates. Also called boxfish .

[ 1795-1805; TRUNK + FISH ]

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