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Definition of Trunkfish
1. Noun. Any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates.
Exact synonyms: Boxfish
Generic synonyms: Plectognath, Plectognath Fish
Group relationships: Family Ostraciidae, Family Ostraciontidae, Ostraciidae
Specialized synonyms: Cowfish, Lactophrys Quadricornis
Generic synonyms: Plectognath, Plectognath Fish
Group relationships: Family Ostraciidae, Family Ostraciontidae, Ostraciidae
Specialized synonyms: Cowfish, Lactophrys Quadricornis
Definition of Trunkfish
1. n. Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus Ostracion, or the family Ostraciontidæ, having an angular body covered with a rigid integument consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called also coffer fish, and boxfish.
Definition of Trunkfish
1. Noun. boxfish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trunkfish
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Medical Definition of Trunkfish
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