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Puffer Moderate

Puffer has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

2

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

3

Someone or something that puffs.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
saltwater fish plectognath
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
fugu
Rhyming Words
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