Tetraodontidae
plural noun
Tet·ra·odon·ti·dae
\ˌte‧trəōˈdäntəˌdē, -rēō-\
Definition of Tetraodontidae
: a family of tropical marine fishes comprising the puffer fishes and with the ocean sunfishes and a few other related forms constituting a distinct suborder of the Plectognathi
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Origin and Etymology of tetraodontidae
New Latin, from Tetraodont-, Tetraodon, type genus + -idae
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