boxfish

/ˈbɑksˌfɪʃ/
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Definitions of boxfish
  1. noun
    any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
    synonyms: trunkfish
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    types:
    Lactophrys quadricornis, cowfish
    trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes
    type of:
    plectognath, plectognath fish
    tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
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