plectognath adjective & noun. ['plɛktǝgnaƟ] L19.
[from mod. Latin Plectognathi, from Greek plektos twisted, plaited + gnathos jaw.]
Zoology.
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to the order Plectognathi (or Tetraodontiformes) of teleost fishes having beaklike mouths and thick or spiny skins, including puffer-fishes. L19.
b. noun. A fish of this order. L19.

■ plecto'gnathic adjective = PLECTOGNATH adjective M19.

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