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Pufferfish meaning

  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; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
  2. 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.

Synonyms of Pufferfish

blowfish puffer sea squab saltwater fish globefish plectognath plectognath fish

Related words

Other words often associated with Pufferfish or its synonyms:

seafood

Using Pufferfish

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: blowfish, puffer, sea squab, saltwater fish.
  • In the example corpus, pufferfish often appears in combinations such as: of pufferfish.

Context around Pufferfish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

japanese 1× green 1× sliced 1×

Often after:

wholesaler 1× takifugu 1× tetraodon 1× contains 1× sashimi 1× species 1×

Sentence patterns with Pufferfish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

enlarge like pufferfish 1× include a pufferfish a bowl 1× logo a pufferfish with the 1× majority of pufferfish species are 1× of a pufferfish 1× of a pufferfish are laid 1× of a pufferfish wholesaler in 1× pufferfish can be 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

just thinking about 1× pufferfish can be 1× the edible parts 1× the fry are 1× the japanese pufferfish 1× the majority of 1×

Common sentence endings:

enlarge like pufferfish 1× in shimonoseki japan 1× in the world 1× makes me smile 1× not served properly 1× of a pufferfish 1×

Words around Pufferfish

Just before it in the word index:

puffer 68 puffed 82 puffballs 16 puffball 5 puff 223 pufendorf 2

Just after it in the word index:

puffers 10 puffery 5 puffin 53 puffiness 11 puffing 55 puffins 29

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Pufferfish

  • In this selection, "pufferfish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, japanese, green, sliced, wholesaler, takifugu and tetraodon stand out and add context to how "pufferfish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include enlarge like pufferfish and include a pufferfish a bowl. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pufferfish" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pufferfish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Worlds can shrink and enlarge like pufferfish. (7 words)

Pufferfish can be lethal if not served properly. (8 words)

Thinly sliced pufferfish sashimi is served at a restaurant in Shimonoseki. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

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. (32 words)

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. (31 words)

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. (31 words)

Example sentences (10)

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.

Common combinations with pufferfish

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • of pufferfish 4×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pufferfish" in a sentence?
An example: "The edible parts of a pufferfish are laid out by a licensed handler of a pufferfish wholesaler in Shimonoseki, Japan." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "pufferfish" from authentic English texts.
What does "pufferfish" mean?
Pufferfish means: 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.
What are synonyms of "pufferfish"?
Common synonyms of "pufferfish" include: blowfish, puffer, sea squab, saltwater fish, globefish, plectognath, plectognath fish.
How many example sentences with "pufferfish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "pufferfish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.