English noun: boxfish | |||
1. | boxfish (animal) any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates | ||
Synonyms | trunkfish | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plectognath, plectognath fish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cowfish, Lactophrys quadricornis | ||
Member meronym | family Ostraciidae, family Ostraciontidae, Ostraciidae | ||