pufferfish
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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; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
- Recently, however, a scientist in Britain proposed a short cut that would use the genome of the fugu, a pufferfish known as a dangerous delicacy among Japanese sushi eaters, to speed the search for human genes.
The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if…
The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for pufferfish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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