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blowfish

noun
/ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ/US/ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ/UK

Etymology

From blow + fish.

  1. inherited from *peysk-✻ — “fish”
  2. inherited from *fiskaz✻ — “fish”
  3. inherited from *fisk✻
  4. inherited from fisċ — “fish”
  5. inherited from fisch
  6. formed as blowfish — “blow + fish”

Definitions

  1. Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate…

    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.

    • Where the waves wish-wash, and the foghorn blows, And the blowfish nibble at your toes - oes - oes, The blowfish nibble at your toes.

  2. A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried.…

    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.

    • Fugu, the blowfish or globefish, offers taste, health and adventure in every bite.

  3. A symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software,…

    A symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for blowfish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA