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plectognathi |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plectognathi \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Plectognathi n : boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers [syn: {Plectognathi}, {order Plectognathi}, {order Tetraodontiformes}]
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