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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.
Synonyms
• (fish): balloonfish, globefish, puffer, pufferfish, swellfish
• (food): fugu
Anagrams
• fish bowl, fishbowl
Source: Wiktionary
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