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fu⋅gu
[foo-goo] 
–noun
| any of several species of puffer fish eaten as a delicacy, esp. in Japan, after the removal of the skin and certain organs which contain a deadly poison. |
Origin:
1905–10; < Japn
1905–10; < Japn
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| fu·gu (fōō'gōō) n. Any of various poisonous fish related to the puffers that are used as food, especially in Japan, after the poisonous skin and organs have been removed. [Japanese.] |
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Main Entry: fu·gu
Pronunciation: 'f(y)ü-(")gü
Function: noun
: any of various very poisonous puffers that contain tetrodotoxin and that areused as food in Japan after the toxin-containing organs are removed
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