Boxfish

/ˈbɑksˌfɪʃ/ noun

A small, tropical marine fish with a hard, box-shaped body covered in bony plates rather than regular scales.

Compound of 'box' (its geometric, rectangular body shape) and 'fish' (the animal). Scientific name Ostraciidae; the term is descriptive of its appearance.

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