Boxfish Definition

bŏksfĭsh
boxfishes
noun
Any of various usually colorful fishes of the family Ostraciidae of warm coastal waters, having a boxlike shape with the body enclosed in bony armorlike plates.
American Heritage
Any of various similar fishes of the family Aracanidae of deep temperate waters.
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Noun

Singular:
boxfish
Plural:
boxfishes

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