noun
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
• Syn: ↑puffer, ↑pufferfish, ↑blowfish
• Hypernyms: ↑plectognath, ↑plectognath fish
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tetraodontidae, ↑family Tetraodontidae
• Part Meronyms: ↑blowfish, ↑sea squab, ↑puffer, ↑pufferfish
Useful english dictionary. 2012.