| 单词 | porcupinefish |
| 释义 | porcupinefish in American English (ˈpɔrkjəˌpaɪnˈfɪʃ) nounWord forms: plural ˈporcuˌpineˈfish any of a family (Diodontidae, order Tetraodontiformes) of tropical, marine bony fishes that can erect the long spines on their body by inflating themselves with air or water : also written porcupine fishporcupinefish in American English (ˈpɔrkjəˌpainˌfɪʃ) nounWord forms: plural esp collectively -fish or esp referring to two or more kinds or species -fishes any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, esp Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the body with water or air until it resembles a globe, with erection of the long spines covering the skin Word origin [1675–85; porcupine + fish]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: explorer, muscular, retouch, stoma, upstream |
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