Diodon

n.	1.	(Zool.) 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.
	2.	(Zool.) A genus of whales.

Noun

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Diodon - type genus of the Diodontidae Synonyms: genus Diodon

balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus, Diodon hystrix, Diodontidae, family Diodontidae, fish genus, genus Diodon, porcupine fish, porcupinefish