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blowfish \blow"fish\ n.
1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is
highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison
(tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require
special training to learn how to remove the poisonous
parts, and in Japan they must be licensed.

Note: In Japan it is called {fugu}. Deaths due to ingestion
of the meat of this fish occur almost every year.

Syn: sea squab, puffer, puffer fish.
[WordNet 1.5 PJC]

2. any of numerous marine fishes of the family
{Tetraodontidae} whose elongated spiny body can inflate
itself with water or air to form a globe; several species
contain {tetrodotoxin}, a potent nerve poison; they are
closely related to spiny puffers.

Syn: puffer, globefish.
[WordNet 1.5 PJC]