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Tetrodon

Tetrodon \Tet"ro*don\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ?, ?, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.

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tetrodon

n. (context zoology English) Any of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging to ''Tetraodon'' and allied genus.

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Tetrodon

Tetrodon may refer to:

  • Dendrobium, a genus of orchid
  • Tetraodon, a genus of puffer fish