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Rarepufferfish
The correct spelling is pufferfish.
How to pronounce pufferfish
noun
Say it like: Puf-fer-fis-h
The correct spelling is pufferfish. 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 threatene…
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Definition
noun
- 1.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; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
- 2.A delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.
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