GLOBEFISHES

GLOBEFISH

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

globefishes

plural of globefish

Source: Wiktionary


GLOBEFISH

Globe"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A plectognath fish of the genera Diodon, Tetrodon, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also porcupine fish, and sea hedgehog. See Diodon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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