Meaning | delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver. |
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Synonyms | blowfish, puffer, pufferfish |
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Part of | puffer, pufferfish, blowfish, globefish | Any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe |
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Narrower | fugu | A blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous |
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Broader | saltwater fish | flesh of fish from the sea used as food |
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Substances | tetrodotoxin | A powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish |
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