Globefish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Globefish is a noun meaning Any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe.
Meaning
Any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe.
Example Sentences
Fugu, the blowfish or globefish, offers taste, health and adventure in every bite.
Westerners have never quite understood the reverence in Japan for fugu, alternately known in English as puffer fish, globefish or blowfish, of the family Tetraodontidae.
Word Forms
- globefishes
Synonyms for globefish
Depending on context, synonyms include puffer, blowfish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blowfish, puffer, recovery, resumption, pufferfish, swellfish.
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