English dictionary
trunkfish
/'tr/@//N/k,f/I//S/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
Synonyms boxfishSource: WordNet 3.0
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Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging to the genus <i>Ostracion</i>, or the family <i>Ostraciontidæ</i>, having an angular body covered with a rigid integument consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called also <i>coffer fish</i>, and <i>boxfish</i>.
Source: webster1913