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plectognath definition

plec·tog·nath (plek′täg nat̸h′)

noun

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

Etymology: < ModL Plectognathi < Gr plektos, twisted (< plekein, to braid: for IE base see flax) + gnathos, jaw: for IE base see chin

adjective

of the plectognaths

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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