blowfish
Kelime Anlamı :

1. kirpi balığı.
Eş Anlamlı Kelimeler :
globefish, puffer, pufferfish, swellfish
Tanımlar :
1. see puffer.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. any 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.
2. : A delicacy popular in japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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.
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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. the wall-eyed pike, Stizostedion vitreum.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. 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
2. delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.