"balloonfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: balloonfishes [plural], balloonfish [plural]
Etymology: From balloon + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|balloon|fish}} balloon + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|+|balloonfish}} balloonfish (plural balloonfishes or balloonfish)
  1. The pufferfish; blowfish Wikipedia link: Tetraodontidae Categories (lifeform): Tetraodontiforms Synonyms (genus Diodon): diodont, porcupinefish
    Sense id: en-balloonfish-en-noun-ShaF4Ms7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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