blowfish has definitions from the fields of zoology,chemistry,food
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

Synonyms

puffer sea_squab

Used in print

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

She glinted suspiciously at the dish before her : `` Blowfish .

Related terms

saltwater_fish fugu puffer

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[ noun ] (zoology) 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

globefish puffer

Related terms

plectognath Tetraodontidae

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