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A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fi…

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  1. A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish.
  2. A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish.
  3. A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the UnitedStates (esp. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power ofdistending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnutbur; -- called also ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish.