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balloonfish

[ buh-loon-fish ]
/ bəˈlunˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural bal·loon·fish·es, (especially collectively) bal·loon·fish.

a porcupinefish, Diodon holacanthus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters.

Nearby words

  1. balloon tire,
  2. balloon tyre,
  3. balloon vine,
  4. balloon-berry,
  5. balloon-tip catheter,
  6. ballooning,
  7. balloonist,
  8. balloonseptostomy,
  9. ballot,
  10. ballot box

Origin of balloonfish

First recorded in 1825–35; balloon + fish
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