WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pufferfish n 1: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver [syn: blowfish, sea squab, puffer, pufferfish] 2: 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, globefish]