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pufferfish

noun

1 pufferfish

Delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver.

synonyms: blowfish, puffer, sea squab.

2 pufferfish

Any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers.

synonyms: blowfish, globefish, puffer.

Dutch: kogelvis


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