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puffer fish
noun
called also blowfish, globefish, swellfish
compare fuguExamples of puffer fish in a Sentence
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Word History
1869, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Puffer fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puffer%20fish. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
puffer fish
nouncalled also blowfish, puffer
Medical Definition
puffer fish
nouncalled also blowfish, globefish
see fugu
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