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DIODON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Diodon mean?
• DIODON (noun)
The noun DIODON has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Diodontidae
Familiarity information: DIODON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Diodontidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Diodon; genus Diodon
Hypernyms ("Diodon" is a kind of...):
fish genus (any of various genus of fish)
Meronyms (members of "Diodon"):
Diodon hystrix; porcupine fish; porcupinefish (spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters)
balloonfish; Diodon holocanthus (similar to but smaller than porcupinefish)
Holonyms ("Diodon" is a member of...):
Diodontidae; family Diodontidae (spiny puffers)
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