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Pufferfish

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Translation of "pufferfish" into Russian

pufferfish
Noun
raiting
pufferfish / pl
pufferfishes pl
A pufferfish can inflate its body when threatened.
Рыба-ёж может раздуваться при угрозе.
Some aquarists keep a pufferfish in their tanks.
Некоторые аквариумисты держат иглобрюха в своих аквариумах.
Additional translations
фугу
как деликатес, блюдо японской кухни
может относиться как к самой рыбе, так и к блюду
тетраодонт
научный термин
pufferfish
Adjective
raiting
pufferfish
Attributive use (relational adjective, non-comparable)
иглобрюховый
относительный прилагательный, образованный от "иглобрюх"
Pufferfish toxin is extremely potent.
Иглобрюховый токсин чрезвычайно мощный.

Definitions

pufferfish
Noun
raiting
Any of various fishes of the family Tetraodontidae that can inflate their bodies as a defense mechanism and often contain the potent neurotoxin tetrodotoxin.
When threatened, a pufferfish rapidly swallows water to balloon into a spiny sphere.
The flesh of such a fish prepared as food, especially the Japanese delicacy fugu.
Only licensed chefs are allowed to serve raw pufferfish in Japan.
pufferfish
Adjective
raiting
Of, relating to, or derived from a pufferfish.
Researchers studied the pufferfish toxin to develop a new painkiller.