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balloonfish

[buh-loon-fish]

bal·loon·fish

[buh-loon-fish]
noun, plural -fish·es, (especially collectively) -fish.
a porcupinefish, Diodon holacanthus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters.

Origin:
1825–35; balloon + fish
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Balloonfish is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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balloonfish

noun
similar to but smaller than porcupinefish 
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