noun🔗ShareAny species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish."The diver carefully avoided the pufferfish, knowing it could inflate into a spiky ball if it felt threatened. "fishanimalnaturebiologyoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu."My uncle is a brave chef who specializes in preparing pufferfish, but I would never eat it because even a tiny mistake can make it deadly. "foodfishculturebiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
