pufferfish
English
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Etymology
Noun
pufferfish (plural pufferfish or pufferfishes)
- 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.
- A delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.
Synonyms
Translations
blowfish — see blowfish
a delicacy popular in Japan
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