porcupinefish

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A form of porcupine fish — Any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened.

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porcupine fishDiodon hystrix
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Meanings

nounporcupinefish (plural porcupinefish or porcupinefishes)

plural porcupinefishes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of porcupine fish.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounspines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters

Similar
porcupine fishDiodon hystrix
Broader
spiny puffer
Also see
balloonfishdiodontporcupine fish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

porcupinefish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porcupinefish

MLA

“porcupinefish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porcupinefish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porcupinefish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porcupinefish.

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