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noun
Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.
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noun
any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: trunkfish
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Broader terms: plectognath, plectognath fish
Narrower terms: cowfish, Lactophrys quadricornis
History
From box + fish.
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