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puffer

DEFINITIONS OF: puffer

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n 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, pufferfish
Type of:
plectognath, plectognath fish
tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines

n delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

Synonyms:
blowfish, pufferfish, sea squab
Types:
fugu
a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous
Type of:
saltwater fish
flesh of fish from the sea used as food
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