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Blowfish
Meaning
Noun
●
In Tetraodontiforms:
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.
●
In Seafood & Tetraodontiforms:
A
delicacy
popular
in Japan,
consisting of
the fish
served
raw
as
sushi
or perhaps
fried
. It may, if
improperly
prepared
,
contain
considerably
deadly
levels of neurotoxins.
Name
●
A
symmetric
block cipher
encryption
algorithm
used in
modern
cryptographic
software
,
designed
by Bruce Schneier in 1993.
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Origin
blowfish
English
blow
English
blo
Middle English (1100-1500)
blowe
Middle English (1100-1500)
blowen
Middle English (1100-1500)
blawan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
blowan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
fish
English
fiscian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Balloonfish
Globefish
Puffer
Pufferfish
Swellfish
Fugu
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