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fugu

[foo-goo]

fu·gu

[foo-goo]
noun
any of several species of puffer fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan, after the removal of the skin and certain organs which contain a deadly poison.

Origin:
1905–10; < Japanese
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fugu (ˈfuːɡuː)
 
n
any of various marine pufferfish of the genus Tetraodontidae, eaten as a delicacy in Japan once certain poisonous and potentially lethal parts have been removed
 
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