| 单词 | plectognath |
| 释义 | plectognath[ plek-tog-nath ] / ˈplɛk tɒgˌnæθ / adjectivebelonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish. nouna plectognath fish. Origin of plectognath1825–35; <New Latin Plectognathi, plural of Plectognathus, equivalent to plecto- (<Greek plektós plaited, twisted; see -o-) + -gnathus-gnathous OTHER WORDS FROM plectognathplec·tog·nath·ic, plec·tog·na·thous [plek-tog-nuh-thuhs], /plɛkˈtɒg nə θəs/, adjectiveWords nearby plectognathplebe, plebeian, plebiscite, plebs, plecopteran, plectognath, plectron, plectrum, pled, pledge, pledged delegate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for plectognathplectognath / (ˈplɛktɒɡˌnæθ) / nounany 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 adjectiveof, relating to, or belonging to the order Plectognathi Word Origin for plectognathC19: via New Latin from Greek plektos twisted + gnathos jaw Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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