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Definition of Ostraciidae
1. Noun. Boxfishes.
Exact synonyms: Family Ostraciidae, Family Ostraciontidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Plectognathi, Order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi
Member holonyms: Boxfish, Trunkfish, Genus Lactophrys, Lactophrys
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Plectognathi, Order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi
Member holonyms: Boxfish, Trunkfish, Genus Lactophrys, Lactophrys
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ostraciidae
Literary usage of Ostraciidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group; Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"... of rows of moderately large papillae. Between these rows of large papillae
are fields of much smaller papillae. In contrast, the ostraciidae lack spines ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"Charles B. Hudson, and deserve especial commendation for their accuracy and neatness.
5. The Balistidae and ostraciidae. Twenty-four species are described, ..."
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