boxfish

Any of numerous small tropical fishes whose body and head are encased in bony plates.

• 🇩🇪Kleine tropische Fischart, deren Körper und Kopf von knöchernen Platten umschlossen sind.

1. Tropical fish with bony armor C1 formal

   Any of various small tropical fish whose body and head are encased in a hard, box-like shell made of bony plates.

   • The boxfish moved slowly through the coral reef, protected by its hard shell.
   • Divers often spot a boxfish near the ocean floor.
   • Unlike many fish, the boxfish relies on its bony armor for defense.

   🇩🇪Tropischer Fisch mit knöchernem Panzer

   Synonyme: trunkfish

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