pufferfish

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Synonyms: puffer fish, puff-fish, puff fish, cofferfish

Antonyms: puffer fish, puff-fish, puff fish, cofferfish

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Noun

1. Any [[species]] of [[fish]] of the [[family]] {{taxfmt|Tetraodontidae|family}} that have the ability to [[inflate]] themselves to a [[globe]] several times their normal size by [[swallow]]ing water or air when [[threaten]]ed; puffer, [[blowfish]], swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The meat of these fish, a [[delicacy]] popular in [[Japan]] served [[raw]] as [[sushi]] that may, if improperly [[prepare]]d, contain [[deadly]] levels of [[neurotoxin]]s; (Japanese) ''[[fugu]]''.

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