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trunkfish
[ truhngk-fish ]
noun
plural (especially collectively) trunkfish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) trunkfishes.
- 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
- 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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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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