BLOWFISH • E-FREE TRANSLATION.COM • Definition of Blowfish

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/blˈoʊfɪʃ/ Listen

Blowfish

noun

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

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: globefish, puffer, pufferfish.

See images of 'Blowfish'

Etymology of 'Blowfish'

Share |

Words linked to "Blowfish" : saltwater fish, plectognath, Tetraodontidae, tetrodotoxin, fugu, family Tetraodontidae, plectognath fish, puffer