Complete Definition of "blowfish"

see|Blowfish
English
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Etymology
English blow + fish.

Noun
;blowfish

  1. context|Fish: 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.
  2. italbrac-colon|food A delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins

Synonyms
;fish

balloonfish
globefish
puffer
mid
pufferfish
swellfish

;food
fugu

Translations

CJKV Characters: 鯸
Japanese: 河� (��, fugu)
mid
Spanish: pez globo m

ja:blowfish

Revision and Credits for"blowfish"
  • 2007-11-26 15:41 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Flshgirl95192|Flshgirl95192]] ([[User_talk:Flshgirl95192|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:AutoFormat|AutoFormat]]

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