Blowfish
WordNet
noun
(1) 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
(2) Delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
WiktionaryText
Noun
- : Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
- A delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins
Synonyms
fish
- balloonfish
- globefish
- puffer
- pufferfish
- swellfish
food