puffer - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• blowfish
• globefish
• puffer
• pufferfish

More generic

• plectognath
• plectognath fish

Related

• blowfish
• puffer
• pufferfish
• sea squab

Related

• Tetraodontidae
• family Tetraodontidae

Noun

delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

Synonyms

• blowfish
• puffer
• pufferfish
• sea squab

More generic

• saltwater fish

More specific

• fugu

Related

• blowfish
• globefish
• puffer
• pufferfish

Related

• tetrodotoxin

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