Thesaurus: plectognathi

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1. n. pl. An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary.
2. An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary. Note: The upper jaw is immovably joined to the skull; the ventral fins are rudimentary or wanting; and the body is covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough ossicles, like shagreen. The order includes the diodons, filefishes, globefishes, and trunkfishes.
3. An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone unitedwith the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary.