BLOWFISH

puffer, pufferfish, blowfish, globefish

(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

blowfish, sea squab, puffer, pufferfish

(noun) delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Blowfish

(computing) A symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993.

Anagrams

• fish bowl, fishbowl

Etymology

Noun

blowfish (plural blowfish or blowfishes)

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.

A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.