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sea hedgehog

Globefish \Globe"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A plectognath fish of the genera Diodon, Tetrodon, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also porcupine fish, and sea hedgehog. See Diodon.

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sea hedgehog

n. (context archaic English) sea urchin

Usage examples of "sea hedgehog".

These fishes, like the tortoise, the armadillo, the sea hedgehog, and the crustacea, are protected by a breastplate which is neither chalky nor stony, but real bone.