View example sentences and word forms for Puffers.
Puffers meaning
plural of puffer
Example sentences (10)
The 25,000-gallon community tank contains a wide array of warm-water fish — puffers, tangs, triggerfish and more — while smaller displays give a more intimate look into the world around a reef.
These days weed wafts in the air everywhere as enthusiasts openly smoke the still-illegal herb while the furtive puffers of still-legal cigarettes hide in shame.
Although most puffers are drab, many have bright colors and distinctive markings, and make no attempt to hide from predators.
Even if they are not visible when the puffer is not inflated, all puffers have pointed spines, so a hungry predator may suddenly find itself facing an unpalatable, pointy ball rather than a slow, tasty fish.
How puffers (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) swim.
How small puffers (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) swim.
Puffers are able to move their eyes independently, and many species can change the color or intensity of their patterns in response to environmental changes.
Target-group puffers have also been spawned in aquariums, and follow a similar courting behavior, minus the crest/keel display.
The dwarf puffers court with males following females, possibly displaying the crests and keels unique to this subgroup of species.
The source of tetrodotoxin in puffers has been a matter of debate, Lehman, Elizabeth M. (2006).