TETRODON

tetrodon. Tetrodon, n. a fish of the cartilaginous kind

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Tet″ro‐don (?), n. [[Tetra- + Gr. �, �, tooth.]] (Zoöl.) 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.] ☞ 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.