puffer

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puffer Definition

• (n) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
• (n) 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 Synonyms

• blowfish
• globefish
• puffer
• sea squab