Associations to the word «Boxfish»

Wiktionary

BOXFISH, noun. Any of the family Ostraciidae of squared, bony fish, closely related to the pufferfish and filefish.

Dictionary definition

BOXFISH, noun. Any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates.

Wise words

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