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1. pufferfish
noun. delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver.
2. pufferfish
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.
Sentences with pufferfish
1. Noun, singular or mass
The pufferfish is named so for the way it bloats itself into more than double its size in order to keep predators and other threats at bay.
2. Adjective
Many people die each year in Japan from eating pufferfish meat, which is considered a delicacy in that country.
