Definition of Pufferfish

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

Exact synonyms: Blowfish, Puffer, Sea Squab
Group relationships: Blowfish, Globefish, Puffer
Generic synonyms: Saltwater Fish
Specialized synonyms: Fugu
Terms within: Tetrodotoxin

2. Noun. 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.
Exact synonyms: Blowfish, Globefish, Puffer
Generic synonyms: Plectognath, Plectognath Fish
Group relationships: Family Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontidae
Terms within: Blowfish, Puffer, Sea Squab
Derivative terms: Puff

Definition of Pufferfish

1. Noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. A delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) ''fugu''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pufferfish

puffadder
puffadders
puffball
puffbird
puffbirds
puffed
puffed-rice
puffed out
puffed rice
puffed up
puffed wheat
puffer
pufferbellies
pufferbelly
pufferfish (current term)
pufferfishes
pufferies
puffers
puffery
puffet
puffeth
puffets
puffier
puffiest
puffily
puffin
puffiness
puffinesses
puffinet

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