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swellfish

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swell⋅fish

[swel-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
puffer (def. 2).

Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; swell + fish
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puff·er   (pŭf'ər)   
n.  Any of various prickly, often poisonous, chiefly marine fishes of the family Tetraodontidae that are capable of puffing up by swallowing water or air. Also called blowfish, swellfish.
swell·fish   (swěl'fĭsh')   
n.   pl. swellfish or swell·fish·es
See puffer.
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