Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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plectognath | Yes | No | No | No |
pufferfish | Yes | No | No | No |
plectognath (noun) | pufferfish (noun) |
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tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines | 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 |
delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver |