Diodon

Diodon
A genus of porcupine fishes related to balloon fish, globefish, and puffers. Although the common puffer is widely eaten as “sea squab” in the United States, many puffers, especially in the Pacific, are poisonous because of the presence of a neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin, in the liver and ovary. [G. di-, two, + odous (odont-), tooth]

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Di·o·don (diґo-don) a genus of tetraodontiform fishes of the family Diodontidae; some species are poisonous when ingested.

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  • Diodon — Diodon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • diodon — ● diodon nom masculin Poisson globuleux des mers chaudes, couvert de fortes épines érectiles, à la denture soudée en un bec, à la chair vénéneuse et qui se nourrit de mollusques et de polypiers. (Les diodons forment une famille.) diodon n. m.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Diodon — Di o*don, n. [Gr. di = di s twice + odoy s, odo ntos, 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Diŏdon — Diŏdon, Fischgattung, vgl. Igelfisch, Seefischgattung, aus der Familie der nacktzähnigen, sreikiemigen Knorpelfische, durch den kugelig aufblähbaren, stacheligen Körper ausgezeichnet …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Diodon — Diodon, s. Igelfisch …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Diodon — Diodon …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Diodon — Porcupinefishes Temporal range: 55–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

  • Diodon — noun type genus of the Diodontidae • Syn: ↑genus Diodon • Hypernyms: ↑fish genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Diodontidae, ↑family Diodontidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Diodon — paprastosios dvidantės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Diodon angl. balloonfishes; porcupine fishes rus. настоящие рыбы ежи ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dvidantės pūsliažuvės siauresnis terminas –… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • Diodon Liturosus — Porc épic à épines courtes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Diodon liturosus — Porc épic à épines courtes …   Wikipédia en Français

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