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