Cofferfish

/ˈkɔfərˌfɪʃ/ noun

Definition

A type of fish (likely a trunkfish or similar box-shaped fish) with a hard, box-like body structure.

Etymology

Compound of 'coffer' (Old French cofre, meaning box/chest) and 'fish' (from Old English fisc). The name describes the fish's characteristic compact, box-like body shape.

Kelly Says

Trunkfish and their relatives are called cofferfish because their bodies are literally enclosed in a rigid box of armor-like scales—they're one of nature's most literally box-shaped creatures!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰንሰለ ዓሣ
sen-se-le a-sa
ARالعربية
سمك الصندوق
samak al-sanduq
BNবাংলা
কুফরি মাছ
ku-phi-ma-ch
CACatalà
peix cofra
peh-ix ko-fra
CSČeština
koffer ryba
ko-fer ry-ba
DADansk
kofferfisk
ko-fer-fisk
DEDeutsch
Kofferfisch
ko-fer-fisch
ELΕλληνικά
ψάρι τσάντα
psi-ri ts-an-ta
ESEspañol
pez cofre
pez ko-fre
FAفارسی
ماهی صندوق
ma-hi san-duq
FISuomi
kofferi kala
ko-fer-i ka-la
FRFrançais
poisson coffre
pwah-san ko-fr
GUGU
કેશિયર મછલી
ka-shee-ar ma-chli
HAHA
kwanci kifi
kwan-ci ki-fi
HEעברית
דג קופסא
dag ko-p-sa
HIहिन्दी
सन्दूक मछली
san-duk ma-chli
HUMagyar
ládászos hal
la-da-sos hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan peti
i-kan pe-ti
IGIG
eke ụkpụrụ
e-ke uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
pesce cassaforte
peh-che kas-sa-for-te
JA日本語
宝箱魚
takō-bako-sakana
KKKK
көпшілік балық
ko-p-shi-lik ba-lyq
KMKM
សាច់ប្រាក់
sa-ch pra-k
KO한국어
금고 물고기
geum-go mul-go-gi
MRMR
कॅशियर मासे
ka-sheer ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan peti
i-kan pe-ti
MYမြန်မာ
အကွေးငါး
a-kwe-ngar
NLNederlands
koffervis
ko-fer-vis
NONorsk
kofferfisk
ko-fer-fisk
PAPA
ਕੈਸ਼ੀਅਰ ਮੱਛੀ
ka-shee-ar ma-chchi
PLPolski
ryba-skrzynia
ry-ba-sk-r-z-nya
PTPortuguês
peixe cofre
peh-shee ko-fre
RORomână
pește-cofină
peh-ste-ko-fi-na
RUРусский
рыба-сундук
ryba-sun-duk
SVSvenska
kofferfisk
ko-fer-fisk
SWKiswahili
samaki sanduku
sa-ma-ki san-du-ku
TAதமிழ்
பொருள் மீன்
po-rul meen
TEతెలుగు
వెండి మछి
ve-ndi ma-chi
THไทย
ปลาลังกา
pla lang-ka
TLTL
isda-baul
is-da-baul
TRTürkçe
sandık balığı
san-dik ba-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
риба-сундук
ry-ba-sun-duk
URاردو
سندھک مچھلی
san-dhak ma-chli
VITiếng Việt
cá kho báu
ca kho ba-u
YOYO
ẹ̀kún ẹ̀rọ
e-kun e-ro
ZH中文
保险箱鱼
bǎoxiāng yú
ZUZU
isidlwabu
i-si-dl-wa-bu

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