- 1. n. pl. An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary. Source: opted
- 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. Source: webster
- 3. An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone unitedwith the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary. Source: adambom
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