Porcupinefish

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• Porcupinefish — (Diodon nicthemerus) Photo by Mikkel Elbech Scientific classification Kingdo …   Wikipedia

• porcupinefish — [pôr′kyə pīn΄fish′] n. pl. porcupinefish or porcupinefishes (see FISH) 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:… …   English World dictionary

• porcupinefish — /pawr kyeuh puyn fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) porcupinefish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) porcupinefishes. any of several fishes of the family Diodontidae, esp. Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating the …   Universalium

• porcupinefish — noun spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters • Syn: ↑porcupine fish, ↑Diodon hystrix • Hypernyms: ↑spiny puffer • Member Holonyms: ↑Diodon, ↑genus Diodon * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• porcupinefish — por•cu•pine•fish [[t]ˈpɔr kyəˌpaɪnˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich a spiny fish, Diodon hystrix, of tropical seas, capable of inflating itself when disturbed • Etymology: 1675–85 …   From formal English to slang

• Long-spine porcupinefish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Spot-fin porcupinefish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Black-blotched porcupinefish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Diodon — Porcupinefishes Temporal range: 55–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• Puffy (mascot) — Puffy is the mascot of the free operating system OpenBSD. Puffy is a porcupinefish, which is used to signify the intention of the developers to make an impregnably secure operating system.Puffy is also the mascot of the child projects of OpenBSD …   Wikipedia

• Striped burrfish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia