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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tetrodon \Tet"ro*don\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ?, ?, tooth.] (Zool.)
   Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging
   to Tetrodon and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with
   two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth. [Written also
   tetradon.]
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: The skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable
         of being greatly distended by air or water. It includes
         the swellfish, puffer
   (a), and similar species.
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tetradon \Tet"ra*don\, n. (Zool.)
   See Tetrodon.
   [1913 Webster]

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