Definition of Plectognathi

1. Noun. Boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers.


Definition of Plectognathi

1. n. pl. An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary.

Medical Definition of Plectognathi

1. An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary. 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. Origin: NL, from Gr. Twisted (fr. To plait, twist) + jaw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plectognathi

plebiscite
plebiscites
plebs
plec-tognathous
pleckstrin
Plecoptera
plecopteran
plecopterans
Plecotus
Plecotus townsendi
Plectania
plectin
plectognath
plectognath
plectognathi (current term)
Plectognathi
plectognath fish
Plectomycetes
Plectophera
Plectorrhiza
plectospondyli
plectospondylous
plectra
plectranthus
Plectranthus amboinicus
plectre
plectres
plectridium
plectron
plectrons

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