trunk·fish (tr ngk f sh )n. pl. trunkfish or trunk·fish·es Any of various colorful tropical marine fishes of the family Ostraciidae, having a body enclosed in bony armorlike plates with only the mouth, eyes, fins, and vent exposed. Also called boxfish. |
trunkfish [ˈtrʌŋkˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any tropical plectognath fish of the family Ostraciidae, having the body encased in bony plates with openings for the fins, eyes, mouth, etc. Also called boxfish cowfish
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| Noun | 1. |  trunkfish - any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony platesplectognath, plectognath fish - tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines cowfish, Lactophrys quadricornis - trunkfish having hornlike spines over the eyes |
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