Meaning Of The Word Porcupinefish

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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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