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Pufferfish
Meaning
Noun
●
In Foods & 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
;
puffer
,
blowfish
,
swellfish
,
balloonfish
,
globe
fish.
●
In Foods:
A
delicacy
popular
in Japan
served
raw
as
sushi
that may, if
improperly
prepared
,
contain
deadly
levels of
neurotoxins
; (Japanese) fugu.
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Synonyms
Balloonfish
Blowfish
Globefish
Puffer
Swellfish
Fugu
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