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trunk·fish (truŋk′fis̸h′)

noun pl. trunkfish -·fish′, trunkfishes -·fish′es

any of a family (Ostraciidae, order Tetraodontiformes) of tropical bony fishes having the body encased in fused, bony plates, with only the mouth, eyes, fins, and tail projecting through

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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