puffer fish
noun
1
: 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 fugu2
: any of various fish of the same order (Tetraodontiformes) as the puffer fish
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The Chinese take-out eatery included a dining area themed to look like a Tiki lounge with bamboo, oars, totems and puffer fish lamps.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
Interestingly, almost immediately after planting the frame in the water, there’s an increase in marine life around the coral, such as puffer fish and rays.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Like the bowers, the nests of the puffer fish are beautiful and involve mate attraction.
—Shawn Simpson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Disrupting this power plant – with the help of a puffer fish – showed a breakthrough way to fight the tumors.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 10 Oct. 2025
Interestingly, almost immediately after planting the frame in the water, there’s an increase in marine life around the coral, such as puffer fish and rays.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Like the bowers, the nests of the puffer fish are beautiful and involve mate attraction.
—Shawn Simpson, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Disrupting this power plant – with the help of a puffer fish – showed a breakthrough way to fight the tumors.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for puffer fish
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“Puffer fish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puffer%20fish. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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