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puffer pufferfish blowfish globefish

Any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers WordNet 3.0

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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. Wiktionary

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe. Wiktionary (translation)

Any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe. Wiktionary

Any of several poisonous fish, of the family Tetraodontidae, which have the ability to inflate their bodies when in danger. Wiktionary

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. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

puffer, pufferfish, blowfish, globefish

Wiktionary

blowfish, globefish, puffer, pufferfish