Noun: boxfish 'bóks,fish
- Any of numerous small tropical fishes having body and head encased in bony plates
"The boxfish's unique square shape is due to its protective bony armour";
- trunkfish
Derived forms: boxfishes
Type of: plectognath, plectognath fish
Part of: family Ostraciidae, family Ostraciontidae, Ostraciidae
Encyclopedia: Boxfish