Meaning of PLECTOGNATHI
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| | Definition: | | [n] boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Plectognathi, order Tetraodontiformes |
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| | See Also: | | Acanthopterygii, animal order, Balistidae, Diodontidae, family Balistidae, family Diodontidae, family Molidae, family Monocanthidae, family Ostraciidae, family Ostraciontidae, family Tetraodontidae, Molidae, Monocanthidae, Ostraciidae, plectognath, plectognath fish, superorder Acanthopterygii, Tetraodontidae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Plec*to"gna*thi\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? twisted
(fr. ? to plait, twist) + ? jaw.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united
with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the
dentary.
Note: The upper jaw is immovably joined to the skull; the
ventral fins are rudimentary or wanting; and the body
is covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough
ossicles, like shagreen. The order includes the
diodons, filefishes, globefishes, and trunkfishes.
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