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Plectognathi
Plectognathi Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Plectognathi?
[n] boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
Synonyms | Synonyms for Plectognathi: order Plectognathi | order Tetraodontiformes Related Terms | Find terms related to Plectognathi: 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 Plectognathi In Webster's Dictionary \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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