swellfish

American

[swel-fish] / ˈswɛlˌfɪʃ /

noun

puffer.

swellfish British

/ ˈswɛlˌfɪʃ /

noun

a popular name for puffer

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Noun Inflected Forms

swellfish

plural
swellfishes

plural

Etymology

Origin of swellfish

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; swell + fish

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