globefish
globefish · globefishes · globefish
Any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or…Any of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe.
» He was poisoned by the globefish he ate.
Er wurde von dem Kugelfisch vergiftet, den er aß.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of many marine fish in the family Tetraodontidae, especially the puffer or sunfish, that can inflate itself to form a globe.
any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers
Examples
1 sentencesHe was poisoned by the globefish he ate.
deEr wurde von dem Kugelfisch vergiftet, den er aß.
Forms
plural: globefishes / globefish| Singular | globefish |
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| Plural | globefishes / globefish |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers:pufferpufferfishblowfish
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular