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boxfish

American  
[boks-fish] / ˈbɒksˌfɪʃ /

noun

plural

boxfishes,

plural

boxfish

  1. trunkfish.

boxfish British  
/ ˈbɒksˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. another name for trunkfish

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Etymology

Origin of boxfish

First recorded in 1830–40; box 1 + fish

Example Sentences

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Nature has no shortage of patterns, from spots on leopards to stripes on zebras and hexagons on boxfish.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

A sleeping boxfish draped like a noodle over a coral branch.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2019

In a March 11 Science, Jake Buehler omitted the name of one of the institutions involved in a new boxfish study.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2015

After much searching, the company looked to the boxfish, a small, tropical coral reef fish, as a model.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2015

Compared with a human swimmer, the boxfish still slices through the water like a champion.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2015

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