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PLECTOGNATHI
Plectognathi, order Plectognathi, order Tetraodontiformes
(noun) boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Plec*to"gna*thi, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary.
Note: The upper jaw is immovably joined to the skull; the ventral fins are rudimentary or wanting; and the body is covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough ossicles, like shagreen. The order includes the diodons, filefishes, globefishes, and trunkfishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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