boxfish

[ boks-fish ]

noun,plural box·fish·es, (especially collectively) box·fish.

trunkfish.

Origin of boxfish

First recorded in 1830–40; box¹ + fish

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British Dictionary definitions for boxfish

boxfish

/ (ˈbɒksˌfɪʃ) /

nounplural -fish or -fishes

another name for trunkfish

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