puffer

A noun referring to a marine fish capable of inflating its body into a globe shape, known for containing a potent nerve poison in certain organs, and also used to describe a dangerous delicacy prepared from this fish.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى سمكة بحرية قادرة على نفخ جسمها حتى يصبح كروي الشكل، وتحتوي بعض أعضائها على سم عصبي قوي، كما يُستخدم للدلالة على الطبق الشهي الخطير المحضّر من هذه السمكة.

1. Dangerous delicacy C1 formal culinary

   A type of fish considered a delicacy in some cuisines, but highly dangerous due to a potent nerve poison found in its ovaries and liver.

   • The chef is specially trained to prepare puffer fish safely.
   • Eating improperly prepared puffer can be fatal.
   • Puffer is a prized but risky dish in Japanese cuisine.

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   المرادفات: balloonfishblowfishfuguglobefishpufferfishtoadfish

2. Inflatable fish B2 formal scientific

   Any of numerous marine fishes with an elongated, spiny body that can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison.

   • The puffer inflated itself when threatened by the predator.
   • Divers often see puffers near coral reefs.
   • Puffers are closely related to spiny puffers.

   🌐سمكة منتفخة

   المرادفات: blowfishglobefishpufferfish

• puffers plural form
• puffers' possessive plural form
• puffer's possessive singular form