1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Tetrodon \Tet"ro*don\, noun [Tetra- + Gr. ?, ?, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}.] 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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