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pufferfish

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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
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blowfish globefish puffer

type of:
plectognath plectognath fish
noun
delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
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blowfish puffer sea squab

type of:
saltwater fish

part of:
blowfish puffer globefish

Definition that contains pufferfish

tetrodotoxin a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish