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plectognath
plectognath, a. and n. Ichthyol. (ˈplɛktəgnæθ) [f. mod.L. Plectognathi, f. Gr. πλεκτός plaited, twisted + γνάθος jaw.] a. adj. Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi, a suborder of teleostean fishes, having the upper jaw attached to the cranium, and the skeleton imperfectly ossified. b. n. A fish of t...
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Etymology
The puffer is named in honor of plectognath taxonomist James C.
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plectospondyl
plectospondyl, a. and n. Ichthyol. (plɛktəʊˈspɒndɪl) [f. mod.L. Plectospondyli, f. Gr. πλεκτός (see plectognath a. and n.) + σπόνδυλ-ος vertebra.] a. adj. Belonging to or having the characters of the Plectospondyli, teleostean fishes having some of the vertebræ co-ossified. b. n. A fish of this orde...
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Tyler (b. 1935), for his help and advice to the authors, also for his numerous contributions to the study of the systematics of the plectognath fishes.
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USS Sunfish
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Sunfish, named in honor of the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, a plectognath marine fish, having
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triodontoid
triodontoid, a. (n.) Ichth. (traɪəʊˈdɒntɔɪd) [f. mod.L. Triodon, -ont- (f. Gr. τρι- tri- + ὀδούς tooth; so called from the divided upper jaw and undivided lower jaw, suggesting three teeth) + -oid.] Resembling or allied to the genus Triodon of plectognath fishes. b. n. A fish of this genus or family...
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triacanthoid
triacanthoid, a. and n. Ichth. (traɪəˈkænθɔɪd) [f. mod.L. Triacanthus, generic name (f. Gr. τρι-, tri- + ἄκανθα spine) + -oid.] a. adj. Belonging to or having the characters of the family Triacanthidæ of plectognath fishes, typified by the genus Triacanthus. b. n. A fish of this family.1891 in Cent....
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USS Sunfish (SS-281)
The first USS Sunfish (SS-281), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, a plectognath
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gymno-
gymno- (dʒɪmnə) before a vowel gymn-, comb. form of Gr. γυµνό-ς naked, bare, chiefly in technical terms of Botany, Biology, and Zoology (the more important are given as main-words): gymnanthous (dʒɪmˈnænθəs) a. Bot. [Gr. ἄνθ-ος flower + -ous], having naked flowers, wanting both calyx and corolla. gy...
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