globefish

[ glohb-fish ]
noun,plural (especially collectively) globe·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) globe·fish·es.

  1. puffer (def. 2).

  2. ocean sunfish.

Origin of globefish

1
First recorded in 1660–70; globe + fish

Words Nearby globefish

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How to use globefish in a sentence

  • Here also is the curious globefish, with its balloon-like body and prickly hide.

    The Pearl of India | Maturin M. Ballou

British Dictionary definitions for globefish

globefish

/ (ˈɡləʊbˌfɪʃ) /

nounplural -fish or -fishes

  1. another name for puffer (def. 2), porcupine fish

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