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Definition of Plectognath
1. Noun. Tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines.
Generic synonyms: Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish
Group relationships: Order Plectognathi, Order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi
Specialized synonyms: Triggerfish, Filefish, Boxfish, Trunkfish, Blowfish, Globefish, Puffer, Pufferfish, Spiny Puffer, Headfish, Mola, Ocean Sunfish, Sunfish
Definition of Plectognath
1. a. Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi.
Definition of Plectognath
1. Noun. Any fish of the order ''Tetraodontiformes''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Plectognath
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Plectognath
Literary usage of Plectognath
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New International Encyclopædiaby Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"1028 ENGRAVINGS PHILADELPHIA ............ 4 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ........
24 PIGEONS ............. jgO PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS plectognath FIS ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædiaby Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"1028 ENGRAVINGS PHILADELPHIA ............ 4 PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ........
24 PIGEONS ............. jgO PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS plectognath FIS ..."
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