diodon (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Diodon*:
NOUN	animal	Diodon, genus Diodon	type genus of the Diodontidae

English > *Diodon*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	type genus of the Diodontidae.
Synonym	genus Diodon
Member of	Diodontidae, family Diodontidae	spiny puffers
Members	balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus	Similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
Members	porcupinefish, porcupine fish, Diodon hystrix	spines become erect when the body is inflated
Broader	fish genus	Any of various genus of fish
Spanish	diodon, Diodon, género Diodon, genus diodon
Catalan	diodon, genus diodon

HyperDic: diodon