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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe.

   "Fugu, the blowfish or globefish, offers taste, health and adventure in every bite."

2. 2
   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 wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

blowfishfishpufferpufferpufferfish

Example

More examples

"He was poisoned by the globefish he ate."

Etymology

From globe + fish.

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