Definition of Balistidae

1. Noun. Triggerfishes.

Exact synonyms: Family Balistidae
Generic synonyms: Fish Family
Group relationships: Order Plectognathi, Order Tetraodontiformes, Plectognathi
Member holonyms: Triggerfish, Balistes, Genus Balistes, Filefish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balistidae

Balearic
Balearic Islands
Balearic Sea
Balearics
Balenciaga
Baleswar
Balfour
Bali
Bali tiger
Bali tigers
Balinese
Balinesian
Balint's syndrome
Balistes
Balistes vetula
Balistidae (current term)
Balkan
Balkan Mountain Range
Balkan Mountains
Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Romani
Balkan Wars
Balkan beam
Balkan country
Balkan frame
Balkan nation
Balkan splint
Balkan state
Balkanic
Balkanisation

Literary usage of Balistidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practicable and by Joseph Henry, Spencer Fullerton Baird, United States War Dept, United States Army. Corps of Engineers (1855)
"Family Balistidae, Bona p. The body is compressed, rather short and deep, covered with ... Balistidae, BONAP. Sagg. Distr. metod. Anim. Vertebr. 1831, 120. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1886)
"Perhaps special mention should be made of the capture of argonauts and of several species of file- fish (Balistidae). Argonauta argo has been taken a number ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"Charles B. Hudson, and deserve especial commendation for their accuracy and neatness. 5. The Balistidae and Ostraciidae. Twenty-four species are described, ..."

4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1904)
"... uniform's and JV! lituratus, and in some of the Balistidae. 18. THE LACK OF COLOR-PATTERNS IN DEEP-SEA FISHES AND CRUSTACEA AS CONTRASTED WITH THOSE OF ..."

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