DIODON

Diodon, genus Diodon

(noun) type genus of the Diodontidae

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Di"o*don, n. Etym: [Gr. diodon.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called globefishes, swellfishes, etc. fishes, and sea hedgehogs.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of whales.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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