Meaning Of The Word Porcupinefish
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Porcupinefish Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Porcupinefish?
porcupinefish in American English
any of a family (Diodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes) of tropical, marine bony fishes that can erect the long spines on their body by inflating themselves with air or water noun: any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, esp Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin |
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