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Meaning of "boxfish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOXFISH

boxfish  [ˈbɒksˌfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOXFISH

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determiner
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Boxfish is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOXFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

boxfish

Ostraciidae

Ostraciidae is a family of squared, bony fish belonging to the order Tetraodontiformes, closely related to the pufferfishes and filefishes. Fish in the family are known variously as boxfishes, cofferfishes, cowfishes and trunkfishes. It contains about 24 extant species in seven extant genera.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOXFISH


blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
crawfish
ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ
crayfish
ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ
crossfish
ˈkrɒsˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
flatfish
ˈflætˌfɪʃ
foxfish
ˈfɒksˌfɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
goosefish
ˈɡuːsˌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
needlefish
ˈniːdəlˌfɪʃ
sailfish
ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
stockfish
ˈstɒkˌfɪʃ
sunfish
ˈsʌnˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ
triggerfish
ˈtrɪɡəˌfɪʃ
whitefish
ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOXFISH

boxcar
boxed
boxed set
boxen
boxer
Boxer Rebellion
boxer shorts
boxer´s ear
boxercise
boxers
boxful
Boxgrove man
boxhaul
boxily
boxiness
boxing
Boxing Day
boxing glove
boxing match
boxing ring

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOXFISH

big fish
bluefish
drink like a fish
elfish
finfish
fish
flowerhorn fish
flying fish
kettle of fish
killifish
kingfish
milkfish
oafish
parrotfish
river fish
sawfish
selfish
unselfish
wolfish
zebrafish

Synonyms and antonyms of boxfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «boxfish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOXFISH

Find out the translation of boxfish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boxfish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boxfish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盒子鱼一样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pez cofre
570 millions of speakers

English

boxfish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

boxfish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

boxfish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кузовок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boxfish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

boxfish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boxfish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tongkol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kofferfisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハコフグ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

를 boxfish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boxfish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

boxfish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

boxfish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॉक्सफिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boxfish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boxfish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boxfish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кузовок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boxfish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boxfish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boxfish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

boxfish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boxfish
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOXFISH»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOXFISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boxfish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOXFISH»

Discover the use of boxfish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boxfish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
From Boxfish to Aerodynamic Cars
Describes how scientists studied the boxfish to design an energy-friendly car.
Toney Allman, 2006
2
The Aquarium Fish Survival Manual
Detail of Boxfish. The Ostraciontidae, known as Box- fish, Trunkfish or Cowfish, are the oddest. The entire body is encased in a rigid body box, with the fins, mouth and eyes protruding through apertures. These fish are very attractive, but are ...
Brian Ward, 1995
3
Exploring the World of Aquatic Life
When a boxfish is alarmed,it reacts by releasing a poison into the water.This is intended to deter any predator intent on making a meal out of the boxfish. However,if the poison is released in a confined space,such as a small cave,it can be ...
John Dawes, Andrew Campbell, John P. Friel, 2008
4
Discovery of Design: Searching Out the Creator's Secrets
During their visit, however, they noticed a small, awkward-looking fish in the comer, a boxfish. The cube-shaped tropical fish slips through water with impressive efficiency. This is totally unexpected because, as the journal Science concludes, ...
Dr. Donald DeYoung, Derrik Hobbs, 2009
5
Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa
FAMILY. OSTRACIIDAE. Boxfish. Head and body enclosed in a hard bony carapace of modified polygonal scales fused to form a box-like armour. The carapace has openings for the mouth, eyes, gill slits, nostrils, anus, fins and the flexible ...
Phillip C. Heemstra, 2004
6
Biomimetic Micro Underwater Vehicle with Ostraciiform ...
4.8 Vorticity contour maps at various cross sections (as seen from the rear of boxfish) of the buffalo trunkfish for PITCH angles of attack α = 20,−20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 4.9 Overall lift on the spotted boxfish with the pitch angle of ...
Parasar Kodati, 2006
7
Discovery of Australia's Fishes: A History of Australian ...
The Simplon fishes comprised 40 species, five ofwhich were described as new, and included a particularly good series of Boxfish. The Boxfish provided the basis of a separate study, for which specimens of the group from both the Australian ...
Brian Saunders, 2012
8
Fish & Fishing:
Boxfish generally are very personable fish yet are poorly suited for the home aquaria. They are not thought of as an ordinary aquarium tank mate, but are quickly gaining popularity. They do pose a hazard in the community tank however.
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
9
The Fishes of the Galápagos Islands
Only two boxfish have been recorded in the eastern tropical Pacific, and each has been recorded at the Galapagos; both species are rare among the islands of the Archipelago. Color variable, including yellows, greens, browns, and grays, and ...
Jack Stein Grove, 1997
10
Reef Fishes & Corals: East Coast of Southern Africa
Whitespotted boxfish Ostracion meleagris Attains 25 cm.The male and the female of this boxfish are distinctly different in colour. Females and juveniles are black with numerous small white spots; males are dark brown on top with white spots, ...
Dennis King, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOXFISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boxfish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Spiny boxfish proving a real pain
A spiny boxfish is living up to its name and proving a prickly customer for a Cornwall aquarium. The fish was given to Newquay's Blue Reef ... «Western Morning News, Jun 15»
2
Blind River connected to Plasco through Ottawa consultant
Consultant Brian Guest of the Boxfish Group attends a special Ottawa city council meeting related to light rail on Dec. 12, 2012. Garth Gullekson ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
3
Delving the depths of marine world
... scorpion, silver moonics, shrimps, surgeonfish, angelfish, jackfish, fan corals, jellyfish, boxfish, trumpet fish, puffer fish and blenny are some of ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
4
US now better for start-ups warns top Irish VC head
Companies in its portfolio include Movidius, Boxfish and Accuris Networks. Former Parthus boss Brian Long and text messaging pioneer Larry ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
5
Tunein live podcast 8 pm ET - Google I/O, VR, online streaming
----BoxFish is a data company that helps marketers find those elusive and nearly lost TV viewers on digital. Founder Eoin Dowling will tell us ... «USA TODAY, May 15»
6
Viacom Move To Audience-Based Metrics Pays Off
Maybe Simulmedia, maybe Boxfish, or even Rentrak? Not sure. Even so, wouldn't agencies/clients also want these 3rd-party verified? I'd say ... «MediaPost Communications, May 15»
7
Dangers and delights at Aliwal
But we received compensation during the week with sightings of boxfish, giant starfish, multi-coloured nudibranchs, white paperfish, Moorish idols, needlefish ... «Divernet, Apr 15»
8
Nautical nippers go on display at Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium
Among those on display will be baby lumpsuckers, seahorses, boxfish and cowfish along with breeding colonies of shrimp and clownfish. «Cornish Guardian, Mar 15»
9
Slate's Mistakes for the Week of March 9
In a March 11 Science, Jake Buehler omitted the name of one of the institutions involved in a new boxfish study. Researchers at the University ... «Slate Magazine, Mar 15»
10
Mercedes-Benz Completely Misunderstood the Fish Behind Its Fish …
After much searching, the company looked to the boxfish, a small, tropical coral reef fish, as a model. Unlike just about every other finned fauna ... «Slate Magazine, Mar 15»

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