blowfish
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Nowhere else had stools shaped like tiki gods, blowfish hanging from the ceiling or hula girl lamps, let alone a shrine of “Magnum P.I.” memorabilia.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2019
They come largely from 18th and 19th-century educational resources and depict everything from impossibly vibrant fruit and vegetables and flowers to a scene from a seance or a hyper-real blowfish.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 17, 2018
Hammerhead worms contain the same toxin as blowfish and can be harmful if eaten.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 15, 2017
Like blowfish, we enlarge our persona in order to trump and engorge a previous impression.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 22, 2016
“How did she react? Never mind. I already know. She’s sitting here looking like one of those blowfish we saw at the aquarium—all puffed up and spiny.”
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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