browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about diodon
diodon |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Puffer \Puff"er\, n. 1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation. 2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier. 3. (Zo["o]l.) a Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of {Tetrodon} and {Diodon}; -- called also {blower}, {puff-fish}, {swellfish}, and {globefish}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Diodon \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Diodon n : type genus of the Diodontidae [syn: {Diodon}, {genus Diodon}]
more about diodon
This work is licensed under a
