blowfish

[ bloh-fish ]

/ ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) blow·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) blow·fish·es.

puffer(def 2).

Words nearby blowfish

blowback, blowball, blowdown, blowed, blower, blowfish, blowfly, blowgun, blowhard, blowhole, blowie

Origin of blowfish

First recorded in 1890–95; blow² + fish

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Examples from the Web for blowfish

Hootie and the Blowfish played (well, everyone says they shared a certain squareness) and fireworks lit up the sky.
The Mysterious Mrs. Woods|Jacob Bernstein|November 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for blowfish

blowfish

/ (ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

a popular name for puffer (def. 2)

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