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trunkfish
[
truhngk
-fish]
/ˈtrʌŋkˌfɪʃ/
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noun
,
plural
(
especially collectively
)
trunkfish
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
trunkfishes.
1.
any plectognath
fish
of the family Ostraciontidae, of warm seas, having a boxlike body encased in bony, polygonal plates.
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Also called
boxfish
.
Origin of
trunkfish
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1795-1805
First recorded in
1795-1805;
trunk
+
fish
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2017.
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trunkfish
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Historical Examples
The
trunkfish
(Ostracion) in a hard bony box has no need of rapid progress.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)
David Starr Jordan
British Dictionary definitions for
trunkfish
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trunkfish
/
ˈtrʌŋkˌfɪʃ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-fish,
-fishes
1.
any tropical plectognath fish of the family
Ostraciidae
, having the body encased in bony plates with openings for the fins, eyes, mouth, etc
Also called
boxfish,
cowfish
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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trunkfish
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