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Puffer   /pˈəfər/   Listen
Puffer

noun
1.
Delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver.  Synonyms: blowfish, pufferfish, sea squab.
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.  Synonyms: blowfish, globefish, pufferfish.



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Words linked to "Puffer" :   fugu, tetrodotoxin, puff, Tetraodontidae, pufferfish, plectognath, saltwater fish, plectognath fish, sea squab, family Tetraodontidae



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