Meanings
nountrunkfish (plural trunkfishes or trunkfish)
plural trunkfishes
- Species of genera Lactophrys and Rhinesomus (in boxfish family Ostraciidae).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
Similar
Broader
plectognathplectognath fish
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
trunkfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trunkfish
MLA
“trunkfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trunkfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trunkfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trunkfish.
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