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pufferfish

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

puffer +? fish

Noun

pufferfish (plural pufferfish or pufferfishes)

  1. Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
  2. A delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.

Synonyms

  • (fish): balloonfish, blowfish, globefish, puffer, swellfish
  • (dish): fugu

Translations

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swellfish

English

Etymology

swell +? fish

Noun

swellfish (plural swellfishes or swellfish)

  1. (zoology) Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, such as the pufferfish.

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