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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of plectognath fishes, of the family Tetrodontidæ, characterized by the infundibuliform nostrils and the peculiarity of the dermal ossifications. They inhabit the Indian archipelago. X. naritus is a typical example.

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