baiacu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blowfish noun A fish that can inflate its body into a ball shape when threatened; also called a pufferfish.
Senses
baiacu is used for these senses in English:
- blowfish 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.
- porcupine fish Any of several tropical fish species in the family Diodontidae that are covered with sharp spines and inflate themselves when threatened. [from 17th c.]
blowfish — full definition
- noun A fish that can inflate its body into a ball shape when threatened; also called a pufferfish.
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