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Globefish

Globefish Meaning & Definition
Globefish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Globefish?

[n] 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Globefish: blowfish | puffer

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See Also | family Tetraodontidae | plectognath | plectognath fish | sea squab | Tetraodontidae

Globefish In Webster's Dictionary

\Globe"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A plectognath fish of the genera {Diodon}, {Tetrodon}, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also {porcupine fish}, and {sea hedgehog}. See {Diodon}.

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