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trunkfish
[ truhngk-fish ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) trunk·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) trunk·fish·es.
- any plectognath fish of the family Ostraciontidae, of warm seas, having a boxlike body encased in bony, polygonal plates.
trunkfish
/ ˈtrʌŋkˌfɪʃ /
noun
- any tropical plectognath fish of the family Ostraciidae , having the body encased in bony plates with openings for the fins, eyes, mouth, etc Also calledboxfishcowfish
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The trunkfish (Ostracion) in a hard bony box has no need of rapid progress.
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