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porcupinefish

Translations

porcupinefishnoun

porcupinefish

рыба-ёж

Porcupinefish have sharp spines covering their bodies.

У рыбы-ежа всё тело покрыто острыми шипами.

Additional translations

дикобразовая рыбаредко; научно-популярный контекст

porcupinefishadjective

Attributive use of the noun (e.g. "porcupinefish spines")

рыбы-ежаупотребляется как родительный падеж существительного для атрибутивного значения

Porcupinefish spines can pierce thick gloves.

Шипы рыбы-ежа могут проколоть толстые перчатки.

Definitions

porcupinefishnoun

Any of several tropical and subtropical marine fishes of the family Diodontidae, having a globular body armed with erectile spines that stand out when the fish inflates itself.

When threatened, a porcupinefish inflates its body and raises its spines to ward off predators.

porcupinefishadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a porcupinefish.

The diver studied the porcupinefish spines under a microscope.