Noun
pufferfish -
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
puffer ,
blowfish ,
globefish
plectognath ,
plectognath fish tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines
family tetraodontidae ,
tetraodontidae puffers
pufferfish -
delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
blowfish ,
sea squab ,
puffer
saltwater fish flesh of fish from the sea used as food
globefish ,
blowfish ,
puffer ,
pufferfish delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
fugu a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous
