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plectognath

plec.to.gnath \'plek-.ta:g-.nath, -t*(g)-\ n [deriv. of Gk plektos twisted 
   (fr. plekein to braid) + gnathosX jaw - more at PLY, GNATH- : any of an 
   order (Plectognathi) of bony fishes including the filefishes,  puffers, and 
   triggerfishes and usu. having the body covered with bony plates, spines, or 
   ossicles - plectognath aj