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Tetrodon
(gcide) | Tetrodon \Tet"ro*don\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ?, ?, tooth.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging
to Tetrodon and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with
two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth. [Written also
tetradon.]
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Note: The skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable
of being greatly distended by air or water. It includes
the swellfish, puffer
(a), and similar species.
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Tetrodon turgidus
(gcide) | Blower \Blow"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, blows.
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2. (Mech.) A device for producing a current of air; as:
(a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part
of a grate or open fire.
(b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current
of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a
furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing
gram, etc.
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3. A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or
fissure in a mine.
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4. The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance
of its spouting up a column of water.
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5. (Zool.) A small fish of the Atlantic coast ({Tetrodon
turgidus}); the puffer.
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6. A braggart, or loud talker. [Slang] --Bartlett.
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Tetrodont
(gcide) | Tetrodont \Tet"ro*dont\, a. (Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the tetrodons. -- n. A tetrodon. [Written
also tetradont, and tetraodont.]
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