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trunkfish

[ truhngk-fish ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) trunkfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) trunkfishes.
  1. any plectognath fish of the family Ostraciontidae, of warm seas, having a boxlike body encased in bony, polygonal plates.


trunkfish

/ ˈ³Ù°ùʌŋ°ìËŒ´Úɪʃ /

noun

  1. any tropical plectognath fish of the family Ostraciidae , having the body encased in bony plates with openings for the fins, eyes, mouth, etc Also calledboxfishcowfish
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trunkfish1

First recorded in 1795–1805; trunk + fish
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Spiny lobsters stuffed with dasheen, a root vegetable similar to taro; braised conch with onions, peppers and garlic; and my personal favorite, stuffed trunkfish.

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I'll mention chiefly some trunkfish unique to the Red Sea, the sea of the East Indies, and that part of the ocean washing the coasts of equinoctial America.

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