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Diodon
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A genus of whales.
(2):
(n.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called globefishes, swellfishes, etc. Called also porcupine fishes, and sea hedgehogs.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Diodon'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/diodon.html. 1828.