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trunkfish

noun trunk·fish \ˈtrəŋk-ˌfish\

Definition of TRUNKFISH

:  any of numerous small often bright colored bony fishes (family Ostraciidae) of tropical seas with the body and head enclosed in a bony carapace
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First Known Use of TRUNKFISH

circa 1804

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