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CIDE DICTIONARY

tetrodon

CIDE DICTIONARY

tetrodonn. [Tetra- + Gr. , , tooth.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]
    " 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."  [1913 Webster]

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