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TETRODON
Tet "
ro
*
don,
n.
Etym:
[
Tetra-
+
Gr.
(Zoöl.)
Defn:
Any
one
of
numerous
species
of
plectognath
fishes
belonging
to
Tetrodon
and
allied
genera.
Each
jaw
is
furnished
with
two
large,
thick,
beaklike,
bony
teeth.
[
Written
also
tetradon.
]
Note:
The
skin
is
usually
spinous,
and
the
belly
is
capable
of
being
greatly
distended
by
air
or
water.
It
includes
the
swellfish,
puffer
(a ),
and
similar
species.
TETRODONT
TETRODONT
Tet "
ro
*
dont,
a. (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Of
or
pertaining
to
the
tetrodons. -- n.
Defn: A
tetrodon.
[
Written
also
tetradont,
and
tetraodont.]
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