FUGU

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("fugu" is a kind of...):

blowfish; puffer; pufferfish; sea squab (delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver)

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