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Balistoidea
plural noun
Bal·is·toi·dea
\ˌbalə̇ˈstȯidēə\
Definition of Balistoidea
: a suborder of marine plectognath fishes including the filefishes, triggerfishes, and related chiefly tropical forms
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Origin and Etymology of balistoidea
New Latin, from Balistes + -oidea
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