pufferfish

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Noun

pufferfish (plural pufferfish)

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

• German: Kugelfisch
• Italian: pesce palla
• Portuguese: fugu
• Russian: фу́гу

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