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Porcupinefish
see synonyms of porcupinefishNoun
1. diodon hystrix, porcupine fish, porcupinefish
spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Porcupinefish
see synonyms of porcupinefish nounWord forms: plural ˈporcuˌpineˈfish
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
: also written porcupine fishWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.