| Pronunciation: | 'trungk`fish | ||
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| Definition: | [n] any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates | ||
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| Synonyms: | boxfish | ||
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| See Also: | cowfish, family Ostraciidae, family Ostraciontidae, Lactophrys quadricornis, Ostraciidae, plectognath, plectognath fish | ||
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| Definition: | \Trunk"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus {Ostracion}, or the family {Ostraciontid[ae]}, having an angular body covered with a rigid integument consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called also {coffer fish}, and {boxfish}. | ||
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