Definition of Diodon

1. Noun. Type genus of the Diodontidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Diodon
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Diodontidae, Family Diodontidae
Member holonyms: Diodon Hystrix, Porcupine Fish, Porcupinefish, Balloonfish, Diodon Holocanthus

Definition of Diodon

1. n. 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. Called also porcupine fishes, and sea hedgehogs.

Medical Definition of Diodon

1. 1. 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. A genus of whales. Origin: Gr. = twice +, a tooth: cf. F. Diodon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diodon

dioceses
diocotron instability
dioctahedral
dioctophymatoidea
dioctophymiasis
dioctyl calcium sulfosuccinate
dioctyl phthalate
dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate
dioctyl sulfosuccinic acid
diode
diodelaser
diodelasers
diodelike
diodes
diodic
diodon
diodone
diodont
diodoquin
dioecies
dioeciously
dioeciousness
dioecism
dioecisms
dioecy
dioestrous
dioestrual

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