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Globefish vs Pufferfish - What's the difference?

globefish | pufferfish | Synonyms |

Pufferfish is a synonym of globefish.



As nouns the difference between globefish and pufferfish

is that globefish is any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe while pufferfish 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; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.

globefish

English

(wikipedia globefish) (Tetraodontidae) (Tetraodontidae)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe.

    • pufferfish

    English

    (wikipedia pufferfish) (wikispecies)

    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; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
  • A delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu .

    • Synonyms

    * (fish) balloonfish, blowfish, globefish, puffer, swellfish * (dish) fugu