Tetrodonn.

/ˈtɛtrədɒn/

Forms: Also tetraodon, tetradon.

Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus 1766), < Greek τετρα- four + ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth. So French tétrodon.

Ichthyology.

A genus of plectognathic fishes, typical of the family Tetrodontidæ, in which the jaws are divided longitudinally by a groove, giving the appearance of four large teeth; a fish of this family, a globe-fish.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [noun] > family Tetraodontidae (puffers) > member of (puff-fish)

globe fish1668

sea-orb1774

Tetrodon1774

puff-fish1807

puffer1814

swell-fish1839

rabbitfish1842

tambour1854

swallow1876

blaasop1902

toado1943

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 237 These are the Sun Fish, the Tetrodon, the Lump Fish.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 287 The genus tetradon in one species secretes an electric fluid.

1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 409 The tetraodons seem as unsafe for food as the diodons.

1883 Spectator 19 May 639 The tetradon, a knobbly, bladder-shaped creature, used by the Chinese as a lantern, when he has been scooped.

Derivatives

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tetroˈdonic adj. of, pertaining to, or derived from fishes of this genus; Chemistry applied to a poisonous acid obtained from the roe of a fish of this genus ( Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909).

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tetroˈdonin n. a crystalline base obtained with tetrodonic acid.

ˈtetrodont adj. and n. (also tetraodont) (a) adj. having (apparently) four teeth; belonging to the Tetrodontidæ; (b) n. a tetrodon or globe-fish.

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1858 W. Baird Cycl. Nat. Sci. at Diodontidæ The true diodonts,..the tetraodonts,..and the sun-fishes.

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tetroˈdontid adj. and n.

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tetroˈdontoid adj. and n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tetrodon
释义	Tetrodonn. /ˈtɛtrədɒn/ Forms: Also tetraodon, tetradon. Etymology: modern Latin (Linnæus 1766), < Greek τετρα- four + ὀδούς, ὀδοντ- tooth. So French tétrodon. Ichthyology. A genus of plectognathic fishes, typical of the family Tetrodontidæ, in which the jaws are divided longitudinally by a groove, giving the appearance of four large teeth; a fish of this family, a globe-fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [noun] > family Tetraodontidae (puffers) > member of (puff-fish) globe fish1668 sea-orb1774 Tetrodon1774 puff-fish1807 puffer1814 swell-fish1839 rabbitfish1842 tambour1854 swallow1876 blaasop1902 toado1943 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 237 These are the Sun Fish, the Tetrodon, the Lump Fish. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 287 The genus tetradon in one species secretes an electric fluid. 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 409 The tetraodons seem as unsafe for food as the diodons. 1883 Spectator 19 May 639 The tetradon, a knobbly, bladder-shaped creature, used by the Chinese as a lantern, when he has been scooped. Derivatives Categories » tetroˈdonic adj. of, pertaining to, or derived from fishes of this genus; Chemistry applied to a poisonous acid obtained from the roe of a fish of this genus ( Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). Categories » tetroˈdonin n. a crystalline base obtained with tetrodonic acid. ˈtetrodont adj. and n. (also tetraodont) (a) adj. having (apparently) four teeth; belonging to the Tetrodontidæ; (b) n. a tetrodon or globe-fish. ΚΠ 1858 W. Baird Cycl. Nat. Sci. at Diodontidæ The true diodonts,..the tetraodonts,..and the sun-fishes. Categories » tetroˈdontid adj. and n. Categories » tetroˈdontoid adj. and n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1774
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