BOXFISH

boxfish, trunkfish

(noun) any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

boxfish (plural boxfishes or boxfish)

Any of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.

Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.

Synonyms

• (both senses): cofferfishes

Coordinate terms

• (fish of the family Ostraciidae): cowfishes, trunkfishes, turretfish

Source: Wiktionary


Box"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The trunkfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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