Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DIODON
n.The sun-fish; a genus of fishes of a singular form, appearing like the fore part of the body of a deep fish amputated in the middle.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DIODON
Di "o *don, n. Etym: [Gr. diodon. ]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called globefishes, swellfishes, etc. fishes, and sea hedgehogs.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of whales.
DIODONT
DIODONT Di "o *dont, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like or pertaining to the genus Diodon. -- n.
Defn: A fish of the genus Diodon, or an allied genus.
Spanish Dictionary
diodo
diodo nombre masculino fís Dispositivo electrónico de dos electrodos por el que circula la corriente en un solo sentido .
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