puffer fish
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nounDefinition of PUFFER FISH
1
: any of a family (Tetraodontidae) of chiefly tropical scaleless marine bony fishes which can distend themselves to a globular form and most of which are highly poisonous —called also blowfish, globefish, swellfish — compare fugu
2
: any of various fish of the same order (Tetraodontiformes) as the puffer fish
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1927
Rhymes with PUFFER FISH
angelfish, anglerfish, archerfish, bony fish, butterfish, candlefish, cuttlefish, damselfish, devilfish, flying fish, guitarfish, jellyfish, John Bullish, ladyfish, lantern fish, lionfish, microfiche, muttonfish, needlefish, overfish, paddlefish, parrot fish, pilot fish, rainbow fish, ribbonfish, silverfish, surgeonfish, triggerfish, zebra fish
puffer fish
noun (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of PUFFER FISH
: any of a family (Tetraodontidae) of chiefly tropical marine bony fishes which can distend themselves to a globular form and most of which are highly poisonous—called also blowfish, globefish; see fugu
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