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swellfish |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swellfish \Swell"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any plectognath fish that dilates itself as the bur fish, puffer, or diodon. 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["o]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]: Bur fish \Bur" fish`\ (Zo["o]l.) A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (esp. {Chilo mycterus geometricus}) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also {ball fish}, {balloon fish}, and {swellfish}.
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