Meaning of DIODON
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| | Definition: | | [n] type genus of the Diodontidae |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Diodon |
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| | See Also: | | balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus, Diodon hystrix, Diodontidae, family Diodontidae, fish genus, porcupine fish, porcupinefish | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Di"o*don\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ?, ?, a tooth:
cf. F. diodon.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having
the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate.
They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or
water, and, hence, are called {globefishes},
{swellfishes}, etc. Called also {porcupine fishes}, and
{sea hedgehogs}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of whales.
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