Balloonfish

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  • n. A fish of the genus Diodon or Tetraodon, capable of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • A fish of the genus Diodon (such as Diodon holocanthus) or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See globefish, and bur fish.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A globefish; a fish of the order Plectognathi and suborder Gymnodontes, as the tropical Tetraodon lineatus, or striped spine-belly, or a species of one of the genera Triodon and Diodon.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. similar to but smaller than porcupinefish
    • Equivalent
    balloon fish   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    spiny puffer   
    Variant
    globefish    bur fish   
     
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