burrfish

English

noun
Definitions
  • a fish of the family Diodontidae distinguished from the porcupinefish by the shorter and blunter spines covering the somewhat spherical body.

Etymology

Compound from English burr + English fish (get hold of an object).

Origin

English

fish

Gloss

get hold of an object

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