trunkfish
trunkfish · trunkfishes · trunkfish
Species of genera Lactophrys and RhinesomusSpecies of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae).
Meaning
1 sensesSpecies of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae).
More definitions
- any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
Origin
From trunk + fish.From trunk + fish.
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Forms
plural: trunkfishes / trunkfish| Singular | trunkfish |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates:boxfish
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedelephant trunkfish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular