As nouns the difference between blowfish and blobfish
is that blowfish is 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 while blobfish is Psychrolutes marcidus, a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania.
As a proper noun Blowfish
is a symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993.
blowfish
Noun
(en-noun)
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.
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi. It may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Synonyms
* (fish) balloonfish, globefish, puffer, pufferfish, swellfish
* (food) fugu
Anagrams
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blobfish
English
Noun
(en-noun)
Psychrolutes marcidus , a fish that inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of the Australian mainland and Tasmania.
