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balloonfish

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[buh-loon-fish] / bəˈlunˌfɪʃ /

noun

balloonfishes plural

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

Etymology

Origin of balloonfish

First recorded in 1825–35; balloon + fish

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