blowfish

blowfish
    n 1: delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve
         poison in ovaries and liver [syn: {blowfish}, {sea squab},
         {puffer}, {pufferfish}]
    2: 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 [syn: {puffer}, {pufferfish}, {blowfish},
       {globefish}]
    

blowfish \blow"fish\ n.
   1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is
      highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison
      (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require
      special training to learn how to remove the poisonous
      parts, and in Japan they must be licensed.

   Note: In Japan it is called {fugu}. Deaths due to ingestion
         of the meat of this fish occur almost every year.

   Syn: sea squab, puffer, puffer fish.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

   2. any of numerous marine fishes of the family
      {Tetraodontidae} whose elongated spiny body can inflate
      itself with water or air to form a globe; several species
      contain {tetrodotoxin}, a potent nerve poison; they are
      closely related to spiny puffers.

   Syn: puffer, globefish.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]