English noun: pufferfish |
1. | pufferfish (food) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver |
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| Synonyms | blowfish, puffer, sea squab |
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| Broader (hypernym) | saltwater fish |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fugu |
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| Part meronym | blowfish, globefish, puffer, pufferfish |
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| Substance holonym | tetrodotoxin |
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2. | pufferfish (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 |
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| Synonyms | blowfish, globefish, puffer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | plectognath, plectognath fish |
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| Part holonym | blowfish, puffer, pufferfish, sea squab |
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| Member meronym | family Tetraodontidae, Tetraodontidae |
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