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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tet·ra·don n. Zool. See Tetrodon.
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Tet·ro·don n.  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.]
 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.