Term: porcupinefish: spines become erect when the body is inflated; worldwide in warm waters
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: halothane: a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: figure skate: an ice skate worn for figure skating; has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: dscdna: double-stranded cDNA
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: rashtriya swayamsevak sangh: an all-male organization begun in 1925 to foster nationalism in India's Hindus
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: venus: type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: christmas: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: analytical balance: a beam balance of great precision used in quantitative chemical analysis
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: land reform: a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: viperidae: Old World vipers
Broader: chordate: any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column | Unrelated: biochemical mechanism: a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms