[医] 刺Э属

[ noun ]
type genus of the Diodontidae
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Diodon \Di"o*don\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + 'odoy`s,
'odo`ntos, a tooth: cf. F. diodon.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having
the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate.
They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or
water, and, hence, are called {globefishes},
{swellfishes}, etc. Called also {porcupine fishes}, and
{sea hedgehogs}.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of whales.