puffer fish

noun

Definition of PUFFER FISH

: any of a family (Tetraodontidae) of chiefly tropical scaleless marine bony fishes which can distend themselves to a globular form and most of which are highly poisonous —called also blowfish, globefish, swellfish — compare fugu

: any of various fish of the same order (Tetraodontiformes) as the puffer fish

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First Known Use of PUFFER FISH

1927

Rhymes with PUFFER FISH

angelfish, anglerfish, archerfish, bony fish, butterfish, candlefish, cuttlefish, damselfish, devilfish, flying fish, guitarfish, jellyfish, John Bullish, ladyfish, lantern fish, lionfish, microfiche, muttonfish, needlefish, overfish, paddlefish, parrot fish, pilot fish, rainbow fish, ribbonfish, silverfish, surgeonfish, triggerfish, zebra fish

Medical Dictionary

puffer fish

noun

Medical Definition of PUFFER FISH

: any of a family (Tetraodontidae) of chiefly tropical marine bony fishes which can distend themselves to a globular form and most of which are highly poisonous—called also blowfish, globefish; see fugu