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puffer fish

puffer fish

 
pronunciation:
puh fr fIsh
part of speech: noun
definition: any of various saltwater fishes that are capable, when irritated or alarmed, of swallowing water or air and puffing up their bodies to many times their usual size, causing, in some species, sharp protective spines to become erect.