Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Diodon \Di"o*don\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ?, ?, a tooth:
cf. F. diodon.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having
the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate.
They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or
water, and, hence, are called {globefishes},
{swellfishes}, etc. Called also {porcupine fishes}, and
{sea hedgehogs}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of whales.
Source : WordNet®
globefish
n : any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can
inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several
species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to
spiny puffers [syn: {puffer}, {blowfish}]
[also: {globefishes} (pl)]
globefishes
See {globefish}