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Plectognathi
Pronunciation : Plec*to"gna*thi
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., from Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary.
Note: The upper jaw is immovably joined to the skull; the ventral fins are rudimentary or wanting; and the body is covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough ossicles, like shagreen. The order includes the diodons, filefishes, globefishes, and trunkfishes.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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