a Japanese puffer containing a deadly toxin, tetrodotoxin, in its skin and organs: the white flesh of this fish is served raw as a delicacy, esp. in Japan
Origin of fugu
Japanesefugu
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fugu
noun
Any of various pufferfishes that are used as food, especially in Japan, after the poisonous skin and organs have been removed.
Origin of fugu
Japanese
fugu
black-spotted pufferfish
Arothron nigropunctatus
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fugu - Medical Definition
n.
Any of various pufferfishes that are used as food, especially in Japan, after the poisonous skin and organs have been removed.
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