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De - Pt| English Dictionary: globe-fish | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for globe-fish | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Puffer \Puff"er\, n. 1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation. 2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of {Tetrodon} and {Diodon}; -- called also {blower}, {puff-fish}, {swellfish}, and {globefish}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Globefish \Globe"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A plectognath fish of the genera {Diodon}, {Tetrodon}, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also {porcupine fish}, and {sea hedgehog}. See {Diodon}. | |
