boxfish
Americannoun
plural
boxfishes,plural
boxfishnoun
Etymology
Origin of boxfish
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
Both species of boxfish produced at least twice as much drag as more conventional, “fish-shaped” fish.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2015
A boxfish turns on a dime at the first sign of a threat and barrels expertly into the coral cover of the reef.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2015
After much searching, the company looked to the boxfish, a small, tropical coral reef fish, as a model.
From Slate • Mar. 11, 2015
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