globefish : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: globefish	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for globefish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
globefish n 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 Synonym(s): puffer, pufferfish, blowfish, globefish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]:
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}.