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pufferfish
Pufferfish (noun) means any of several fish in the Tetraodontidae family that can puff themselves into a ball by gulping water or air when in danger; also called a blowfish.
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1
Any of several fish in the Tetraodontidae family that can puff themselves into a ball by gulping water or air when in danger; also called a blowfish.
"Recently, however, a scientist in Britain proposed a short cut that would use the genome of the fugu, a pufferfish known as a dangerous delicacy among Japanese sushi eaters, to speed the search for human genes."
— James Younger, Fishy Short Cut To Mapping Human Genome (1993)
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Fish meat eaten as a raw delicacy in Japan, which can be dangerously poisonous if it is not prepared with great skill; also called fugu.
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What is the meaning of pufferfish?
"pufferfish" (noun) means any of several fish in the Tetraodontidae family that can puff themselves into a ball by gulping water or air when in danger; also called a blowfish.
What is another word for pufferfish?
Other words for "pufferfish" include globefish, blowfish, puffer.
What are the different meanings of pufferfish?
"pufferfish" has 2 main meanings: 1. Any of several fish in the Tetraodontidae family that can puff themselves into a ball by gulping water or air when in danger; also called a blowfish; 2. Fish meat eaten as a raw delicacy in Japan, which can be dangerously poisonous if it is not prepared with great skill; also called fugu.
