boxfish
Americannoun
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boxfishes,
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boxfish
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noun
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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
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
The boxfish swimming paradox was viewed as such essentially because it involved an egregious violation of this concept of tradeoffs, generating a “have your cake and eat it too” scenario of adaptation.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2015
The authors of this study decided that a re-evaluation of the boxfish carapace needed to be undertaken.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2015
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