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blowfish

Noun

blow=fish

WORDNET DICTIONARY

blowfish(n = noun.food) puffer, pufferfish, sea squab - delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver; Array

is a part of blowfish, globefish, puffer, pufferfish

is a kind of saltwater fish

has particulars: fugu

blowfish(n = noun.animal) globefish, puffer, pufferfish - 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; Array

is a kind of plectognath, plectognath fish

is a member of family tetraodontidae, tetraodontidae

has parts: blowfish, puffer, pufferfish, sea squab

blowfish, n.

a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require special training to learn how to remove the poisonous parts, and in Japan they must be licensed.
"In Japan it is called fugu. Deaths due to ingestion of the meat of this fish occur almost every year." [WordNet 1.5]
any of numerous marine fishes of the family Tetraodontidae whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain tetrodotoxin, a potent nerve poison; they are closely related to spiny puffers. [WordNet 1.5]

blowfish, n. any of several kinds of fish able to inflate their bodies when frightened etc.

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