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has gloss | (noun) type genus of the Diodontidae Diodon, genus Diodon |
has gloss | eng: Members of the diodontidae, species of the genus diodon are usually known as porcupinefishes or balloonfishes. Distinguishing features Fish of the genus Diodon have; * two-rooted, moveable spines (actually modified scales) distributed over their bodies. * beak-like jaws, used to crush their hard-shelled prey (crustaceans and molluscs). Species * Pelagic porcupinefish, Diodon eydouxii (Brisout de Barneville, 1846) * Long-spine porcupinefish, Diodon holocanthus (Linnaeus, 1758) * Spot-fin porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix (Linnaeus, 1758) * Black-blotched porcupinefish, Diodon liturosus (Shaw, 1804) * Slender-spined porcupine fish, Diodon nicthemerus (Cuvier, 1818) |
lexicalization | eng: Diodon |
lexicalization | eng: genus Diodon |
subclass of | (noun) any of various genus of fish fish genus |
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French | |
has gloss | fra: Le genre Diodon regroupe des espèces de poissons ayant la capacité de gonfler. Une autre de leurs caractéristiques est davoir des piquants, ce qui les distingue des Tetraodontidae qui eux nen ont pas. |
lexicalization | fra: Diodon |
Lithuanian | |
has gloss | lit: Paprastosios dvidantės (, ) - dvidančių pūsliažuvių (Diodontidae)) šeimos žuvų gentis |
lexicalization | lit: Paprastosios dvidantės |
Polish | |
has gloss | pol: Diodon (Diodon) - rodzaj morskich ryb najeżkowatych. |
lexicalization | pol: Diodon |
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media:img | Diodon hystrix.jpg |
media:img | Puffed up Pufferfish.jpg |
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