English noun: globefish | |||
1. | globefish (animal) 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, puffer, pufferfish | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plectognath, plectognath fish | ||
Part holonym | blowfish, puffer, pufferfish, sea squab | ||
Member meronym | family Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontidae | ||