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Triodon
Triodon may refer to: * Triodon (book), a liturgical book of the Orthodox Church * ''Triodon'' (fish), a genus of fish in the family Triodontidae * ''Triodon'' (plant), a genus of plants now synonymized with ''Diodia'' {{Disambiguation, genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triodon (fish)
''Triodon macropterus'' (common name the threetooth puffer and the black-spot keeled pufferfish) is a tetraodontiform fish, the only living species in the genus ''Triodon'' and family Triodontidae.Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. ''Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.''Gomon, M.F. & Bray, D.J. (2011): Threetooth Puffer, ''Triodon macropterus''Fishes of Australia Other members of the family are known from fossils stretching back to the Eocene. The threetooth puffer was first scientifically described by René Lesson in 1831 and is recognizable for its large belly flap which has the ability to blend into the body when fully retracted. Etymology The name ''Triodon macropterus'' comes from the Ancient Greek (, meaning 'three') and (or , , meaning 'tooth'), and refers to the three fused teeth that make up a beak-like structure. Distribution and Ecology The thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triodon (book)
The Triodion ( el, Τριῴδιον, ; cu, Постнаѧ Трїωдь, ; ro, Triodul, sq, Triod/Triodi), also called the Lenten Triodion (, ), is a liturgical book used by the Eastern Orthodox Church. The book contains the propers for the fasting period preceding Pascha (Easter) and for the weeks leading up to the fast. The canons for weekday Matins in the Triodion contain only three odes and so are known as "triodes", after which the Triodion takes its name. The period which the book covers extends from the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (the tenth week before Pascha: twenty-two days before the beginning of Great Lent), and concludes with the Midnight Office of Holy Saturday. The Triodion contains the propers for: * The Pre-Lenten period, begins with a week in which there is no fasting, including on Wednesdays and Fridays, which are normally kept as fast days throughout the year (with few exceptions). *The ''Apokreo'' marks the change of diet to the fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
