Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various prickly, often poisonous, chiefly marine fishes of the family Tetraodontidae that have a beaklike mouth and puff themselves up when threatened, by swallowing water or air.
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- noun Any
species offish of thefamily Tetraodontidae that have the ability toinflate themselves to aglobe several times their normal size byswallowing water or air whenthreatened ; puffer,blowfish , swellfish, balloonfish, globefish. - noun A
delicacy popular inJapan servedraw assushi that may, if improperlyprepared , containdeadly levels ofneurotoxins ; (Japanese)fugu .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
- noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Toxic Exposure Surveillance System of the American Association of Poison Control Centers (TESS) has identified 10 illnesses of presumed pufferfish poisoning due to exposure from PSP after eating pufferfish from the area of Titusville, Florida.
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Hi Brokenbeat, as you can read, the pufferfish was a great hit with the readership.
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Zooguu works their magic to transform the notorious fugu fish (aka pufferfish) into a cute yellow critter.
Paperkraft.net 2009
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Blowfish, aka pufferfish, of the order Tetraodontiformes, commonly contain high levels of the toxin tetrodotoxin* in their gonads, intestines, liver, and skin, although the flesh is often relatively safe.
The Register 2009
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Then there is the mid-range 7210 Fugu product, Fugu being a Japanese pufferfish which is lethally poisonous if prepared incorrectly.
The Register 2008
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When eating fugu (a Japanese pufferfish delicacy) or other pufferfish species, always make sure that it is prepared and handled by licensed professionals.
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Tetrodotoxin is a powerful neurotoxin found in the skin, liver, ovary, intestine and muscle of the pufferfish species (globefish, blowfish, balloon fish, toadfish).
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Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) has been reported to occur after eating pufferfish, filter feeding shellfish and mollusks.
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The pufferfish will tear the damn things to shreds!
Gulp! Gulping? 2009
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The pufferfish will tear the damn things to shreds!
Gulp! Gulping? 2009
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