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Pufferfish
Pufferfish meaning
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; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish. | The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.
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The edible parts of a pufferfish are laid out by a licensed handler of a pufferfish wholesaler in Shimonoseki, Japan.
The Japanese pufferfish ( Takifugu rubripes ) and the spotted green pufferfish ( Tetraodon nigroviridis ) are interesting because of their small and compact genomes, which contain very little noncoding DNA compared to most species.
The pufferfish contains tetrodotoxin (TTX) produced by bacteria in its gastrointestinal tract, which also is found in its gonads, liver, muscle, and skin, and is one of the most poisonous toxins known.
This season's highlights include a pufferfish, a bowl of spaghetti, and a set of chattering dentures.
Just thinking about the restaurant’s logo, a pufferfish with the head of a sumo wrestler (which gets used on everything from sake cups to plates to pens), makes me smile.
Thinly sliced pufferfish sashimi is served at a restaurant in Shimonoseki.
Worlds can shrink and enlarge like pufferfish.
Pufferfish can be lethal if not served properly.
The fry are tiny, but under magnification have a shape usually reminiscent of a pufferfish.
The majority of pufferfish species are toxic and some are among the most poisonous vertebrates in the world.