Meaning Of The Word Plectognath

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Plectognath Definition
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What's The Definition Of Plectognath?

plectognath in British English
any of an order (Tetraodontiformes) of bony fishes of warm seas, having a small mouth with powerful jaws and bony or spiny scales, as triggerfishes and trunkfishes
of the plectognaths
adjective: belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the order Plectognathi
noun: a plectognath fish
noun: any spiny-finned marine fish of the mainly tropical order Plectognathi (or Tetraodontiformes), having a small mouth, strong teeth, and small gill openings: includes puffers, triggerfish, trunkfish, sunfish, etc

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