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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
fugu
    n 1: a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly
         dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
blowfish \blow"fish\ n.
   1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is
      highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison
      (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require
      special training to learn how to remove the poisonous
      parts, and in Japan they must be licensed.

   Note: In Japan it is called fugu. Deaths due to ingestion
         of the meat of this fish occur almost every year.

   Syn: sea squab, puffer, puffer fish.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

   2. any of numerous marine fishes of the family
      Tetraodontidae whose elongated spiny body can inflate
      itself with water or air to form a globe; several species
      contain tetrodotoxin, a potent nerve poison; they are
      closely related to spiny puffers.

   Syn: puffer, globefish.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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