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boxfishes

boxfishes is the plural of boxfish.

Meaning of boxfish

Noun

boxfish (plural boxfishes or boxfish)

  1. Any member of the family Ostraciidae of often colorful, squared, bony fishes.
    Synonyms:
    cofferfishes
  2. Certain species in Ostraciidae, principally in genus Ostracion.

Questions about boxfishes

What is boxfishes the plural of?
Boxfishes is the plural of boxfish.

Words near boxfishes in the dictionary

  1. boxes the compass
  2. boxes the Jesuit
  3. boxes up
  4. boxesful
  5. boxfish
  6. boxfishes
  7. Boxford
  8. boxful
  9. boxfuls
  10. Boxgrove
  11. boxhaul

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