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blowfish

blow·fish

UK/ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ/ US/ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ/ uncommon

noun

1.

delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

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2.

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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From blow + fish.

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