pufferfish

== English == === Etymology === From puffer + fish. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpʌfɚˌfɪʃ/ === Noun === pufferfish (countable and uncountable, plural pufferfish or pufferfishes) Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish. (uncountable) The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu. ==== Synonyms ==== (fish): balloonfish, blowfish, globefish, puffer, swellfish (dish): fugu ==== Translations ====