trunkfish

ˈtrʌŋkˌfɪʃ

Definition

Definition of trunkfish - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sea animal

TECH.

fish with body encased in bony plates

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The trunkfish swam gracefully among the coral.

boxfish

cowfish

specific species

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species of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus

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The aquarium features a rare trunkfish from the genus Lactophrys.

boxfish

cowfish

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fish with body encased in bony plates

Origin of trunkfish

trunk (main stem) + fish (aquatic animal)

Examples of trunkfish in a sentence

The aquarium's new exhibit features a colorful trunkfish.
A colorful trunkfish swam by the coral reef.
The trunkfish is known for its unique shape.

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French:poisson-coffre, Lactophrys, ...
German:Kofferfisch, ...
Italian:pesce scatola, ...
Spanish:pez cofre, ...
Portuguese:peixe-cofre, ...
Chinese:箱鲀, ...
Japanese:ハコフグ, トランクボックスフィッシュ, ...
Arabic:سَمَك الصُّنْدُوق, سَمَكة صُنْدوقِيّة, ...
Hebrew:דַּג קוֹפְסָה, דַּג תֵּבָה, ...
Russian:кузовок, рыба-коробка, ...
Ukrainian:кузовок, трункфіш, ...
Hindi:ट्रंकफिश, लैक्टोफ्रीज़ मछली, ...
Bengali:ট্রাঙ্কফিশ, মাছের প্রজাতি, ...
Catalan:peix cofre, peix tronc, ...
Czech:kufrovec, kravka, ...
Danish:kuffertfisk, trunkfisk, ...
Dutch:koffervis, doosvis, ...
Greek:ψάρι-κορμός, ψάρι-κουτί, ...
Hungarian:ládahal, tehénhal, ...
Khmer:ត្រីប្រអប់, ត្រីសមុទ្រក្នុងក្រុមឡាក់តូហ្វ្រីស និង រ៉ាយនេសូមុស, ...
Korean:박스피쉬, 트렁크피쉬, ...
Persian:ماهی صندوقی, ماهی تنه, ...
Polish:ostronos, krowiak, ...
Portuguese (BR):peixe-cofre, peixe-tronco, ...
Romanian:pește trunchiat, pește cofre, ...
Swedish:koffertfisk, ...
Thai:ปลาเทร้งค์ฟิช, ปลาทรังค์ฟิช, ...
Turkish:kutu balığı, kutu balığı türü, ...
Vietnamese:cá thân giáp, cá nóc, ...

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