porcupine fish

porcupine fish

n.

Any of various tropical marine fishes of the family Diodontidae, having strong sharp spines on the body and capable of inflating themselves when attacked.

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porcupine fish

n

(Animals) any of various plectognath fishes of the genus Diodon and related genera, of temperate and tropical seas, having a body that is covered with sharp spines and can be inflated into a globe: family Diodontidae. Also called: globefish

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porcupine fish - spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters Diodon hystrix, porcupinefish spiny puffer - puffers having rigid or erectile spines Diodon, genus Diodon - type genus of the Diodontidae

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porcupine fish

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