plectognath Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
    plectognath fish.

WordNet


Plec"tog*nath adjective
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi. -- n. One of the Plectognathi.

Webster 1913