plectognath 1
noundomain: animal
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
Hypernym
a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Member_meronym
Plectognathi 1
noun
boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
EnglishHyponym
triggerfish 1
noun
any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
filefish 1
noun
narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
boxfish 1
noun
any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
puffer 2
noun
any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
spiny puffer 1
noun
puffers having rigid or erectile spines
Member_holonym
Plectognathi 1
noun
boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
