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How to pronounce “pufferfish”
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Pronunciation guide for pufferfish
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of pufferfish with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Brian Skerry reveals ocean's glory -- and horror 20 minutes
flounder, pufferfish, that only an hour before,
- Definition summary
- Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
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How to pronounce pufferfish
Brian Skerry reveals ocean's glory -- and horror 20 minutes
flounder, pufferfish, that only an hour before,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pufferfish”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
- (uncountable) The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.
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