What is "puffer" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does puffer mean in English? Meaning of puffer definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "puffer" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "puffer": delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

Noun

  • Meaning: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
  • Synonyms: blowfish puffer pufferfish sea squab
  • Hyponyms: fugu
  • Hypernyms: saltwater fish
  • Substance Holonyms: tetrodotoxin
  • Meaning of "puffer": 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

    Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Synonyms: blowfish globefish puffer pufferfish
  • Hypernyms: plectognath plectognath fish
  • Part Holonyms: blowfish puffer pufferfish sea squab
  • Synonyms:

    lackey, charmer, sycophant, toady, booster, apple polisher, brownnose, yes-person, bootlicker, backscratcher, fawner, flunkey, cajoler, sweet talker, teachers pet,

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