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

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

1. Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus Ostracion, or the family Ostraciontidae, having an angular body covered with a rigid integument consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are Synonym: coffer fish, and boxfish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trunkfish

trunk
trunk-maker
trunk-makers
trunk call
trunk calls
trunk hose
trunk lid
trunk line
trunk of atrioventricular bundle
trunk of corpus callosum
trunk road
trunk route
trunkback
trunkbacks
trunked
trunkfish (current term)
trunkfishes
trunkful
trunkfuls
trunking
trunkings
trunkless
trunklike
trunkline
trunklines
trunkload
trunkloads
trunks
trunks of brachial plexus
trunnel

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