Definition of DIODON. Meaning of DIODON. Synonyms of DIODON

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Definition of DIODON

Diodon
Puffer Puff"er, n. 1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation. 2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier. 3. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of Tetrodon and Diodon; -- called also blower, puff-fish, swellfish, and globefish.
Diodon
Diodon Di"o*don, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ?, ?, a tooth: cf. F. diodon.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called globefishes, swellfishes, etc. Called also porcupine fishes, and sea hedgehogs. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of whales.

Meaning of DIODON from wikipedia

- are any of the various species of the genus Diodon, the type genus of Diodontidae. Fish of the genus Diodon have: two-rooted, movable spines (which are...
- The long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus), also known as the freckled porcupinefish, porcupine puffer, and porcupine pufferfish, is a species of...
- 1921 Chilomycterus Brisout de Barneville, 1846 Cyclichthys Kaup, 1855 Diodon Linnaeus, 1758 Dicotylichthys Kaup, 1855 Lophodiodon Fraser-Brunner, 1943...
- USS Diodon (SS-349), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Diodon, a genus of the porcupine fishes. Diodon (SS-349) was...
- The spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix), also known as the spotted porcupinefish, black-spotted porcupinefish or simply porcupinefish, is a member...
- portal "Diodon Wiki". "Diodon: A Lightweight Clipboard Manager With Ubuntu Indicator Applet Support". WebUp8. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2013-02-17. "Diodon – GTK+...
- Balao-class boats (Catfish, Clamagore, Cobbler, Cochino, Corporal, Cubera, Diodon, Dogfish, Greenfish, Halfbeak, Tiru, Trumpetfish, and Tusk) received GUPPY...
- Diodon eydouxii, commonly known as the pelagic porcupinefish, is a species of porcupinefish with a cir****tropical marine distribution. Diodon eydouxii...
- Takifugu, Lagocephalus, or Sp****oides, or a porcupinefish of the genus Diodon, or a dish prepared from these fish. Fugu possesses a potentially fatal...
- The black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus), also known as shortspine porcupinefish, is a member of the family Diodontidae. It is found in the...