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Jellyfish vs Pufferfish - What's the difference?

jellyfish | pufferfish |

As nouns the difference between jellyfish and pufferfish

is that jellyfish is (zoology) an almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance 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.

jellyfish

English

Noun

  • (zoology) An almost transparent aquatic being; any one of the acalephs, especially one of the larger species, having a jellylike appearance.
  • # A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
  • ## A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
  • # A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).

    • Usage notes

    Some writers prefer the term jelly, which does not imply that it is a type of fish.

    See also

    * medusa

    External links

    * (wikipedia)

    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