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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tetrodon \Tet"ro*don\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ?, ?, tooth.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging
to {Tetrodon} and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with
two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth. [Written also
{tetradon}.]
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Note: The skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable
of being greatly distended by air or water. It includes
the swellfish, puffer
(a), and similar species.
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