| 单词 | plectognath |
| 释义 | plectognath in British English (ˈplɛktɒɡˌnæθ) noun 1. any spiny-finned marine fish of the mainly tropical order Plectognathi (or Tetraodontiformes), having a small mouth, strong teeth, and small gill openings: includes puffers, triggerfish, trunkfish, sunfish, etc adjective also: plectognathic, plectognathous 2. of, relating to, or belonging to the order Plectognathi Word origin C19: via New Latin from Greek plektos twisted + gnathos jawplectognath in American English (ˈplɛktɑgˌnæθ) noun 1. any of an order (Tetraodontiformes) of bony fishes of warm seas, having a small mouth with powerful jaws and bony or spiny scales, as triggerfishes and trunkfishes adjective 2. of the plectognaths Word origin < ModL Plectognathi < Gr plektos, twisted (< plekein, to braid: for IE base see flax) + gnathos, jaw: for IE base see chin |
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