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plec·tog·nath

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–adjective

1.	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.

–noun

2.	a plectognath fish.

[Origin: 1825–35; < NL Plectognathi, pl. of Plectognathus, equiv. to plecto- (< Gk plektós plaited, twisted; see -o-) + -gnathus -gnathous

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—Related forms

plec·tog·nath·ic, plec·tog·na·thous

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plec·tog·nath Audio Help (plěk'tŏg-nāth') Pronunciation Key
n. Any of various tropical marine fishes of the order Tetraodontiformes or Plectognathi, which includes the triggerfishes, puffers, and trunkfishes.

[From New Latin Plectognathī, order name : Greek plektos, twisted; see plek- in Indo-European roots + Greek gnathos, jaw; see -gnathous.]

plec'tog·nath' adj.

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