PUFFER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
   • blowfish (what does blowfish mean?)
   • globefish (what does globefish mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) puffer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • plectognath (what does plectognath mean?)
   • plectognath fish (what does plectognath fish mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • puff (what does puff mean?)
   • puff up (what does puff up mean?)
   • blow up (what does blow up mean?)
   • puff out (what does puff out mean?)
2. Meaning
   • delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver
   Synonym(s)
   • blowfish (what does blowfish mean?)
   • sea squab (what does sea squab mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) puffer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • saltwater fish (what does saltwater fish mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fugu (what does fugu mean?)