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
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pufferfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blowfish, globefish, puffer |
| Type of | plectognath, plectognath fish |
pufferfish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blowfish, puffer, sea squab |
| Type of | saltwater fish |
| Has types | fugu |
Examples of pufferfish
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The pufferfish is now spreading westwards along the north Mediterranean coast.
From the newscientist.com
Pufferfish is one common name for the 120 or so fishes of the family Tetraodontidae.
From the guardian.co.uk
The poisonous pufferfish is one of the alien species that have recently been introduced.
From the sciencedaily.com
It's a brief introduction to some interesting observations about the pufferfish genome.
From the scienceblogs.com
A pufferfish being cleaned by blue streak cleaner wrasse at Sangalaki in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
From the theepochtimes.com
The pufferfish toxin, tetrodotoxin, causes muscle paralysis, which can lead to respiratory arrest.
From the sciencedaily.com
Pufferfish are bony fish, which are extremely diverse and make up almost half of all living vertebrates.
From the sciencedaily.com
Several species of pufferfish and loaches fit this category.
From the en.wikipedia.org
My memory is that the analogy was to the pufferfish which defends itself well by both armed and poisonous.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Blowfish: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
- Puffer: 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
- Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish of the Tetraodontiformes order. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called pufferfish, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, toadies, honey toads, and sea squab. ...
- 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; A delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if ...
