PLECTILE
Plec"tile, a. Etym: [L. plectilis.]
Defn: Woven; plaited. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
PLECTOGNATH
Plec"tog*nath, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi.
— n.
Defn: One of the Plectognathi.
PLECTOGNATHI
Plec*to"gna*thi, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary.
Note: The upper jaw is immovably joined to the skull; the ventral fins are rudimentary or wanting; and the body is covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough ossicles, like shagreen. The order includes the diodons, filefishes, globefishes, and trunkfishes.
PLECTOGNATHIC; PLEC-TOGNATHOUS
Plec`tog*nath"ic, Plec-tog"na*thous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi.