pufferfish
| pufferfish | |
noun | |
| 1. | delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver [syn: blowfish] |
| 2. | 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 [syn: puffer] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Explore Dictionary.com
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for pufferfish
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing pufferfish
More from Dictionary.com Translator
Translate pufferfish into French
Translate pufferfish into German
Translate pufferfish into Italian
Translate pufferfish into another language
00:10
pufferfish
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Dictionary.com Word FAQs
Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
