Found 2 items, similar to porcupine fishes.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: porcupine fish porcupine fish n : spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters [syn: porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix]
English → English (gcide) Definition: porcupine fishes Diodon \Di"o*don\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth: cf. F. diodon.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate. They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or water, and, hence, are called globefishes, swellfishes, etc. Called also porcupine fishes, and sea hedgehogs. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of whales. [1913 Webster]