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fugu

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fu⋅gu

  [foo-goo]
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–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
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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