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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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