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burr·fish
/
ˈbɜrˌfɪʃ
/
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-fish
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noun,
plural
burr·fish·es
(
especially referring to two or more kinds or species
)
burr·fish.
any of several porcupinefishes of the genus
Chilomycterus,
covered with short, immovable spines.
Origin:
so called from its spines; see
burr
1
,
fish
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burrfish
noun
any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines
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