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FUGU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)