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blowfish^¹

/ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ/ US
/ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ/ UK

noun blowfish · blowfishes

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened. Where the waves wish-wash, and the foghorn blows, And the blowfish nibble at your toes - oes - oes, The blowfish nibble at your toes.
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins. Fugu, the blowfish or globefish, offers taste, health and adventure in every bite.

Blowfish^²

/ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ/ US
/ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ/ UK

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A symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993.

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noun any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe

Español	pez globo, orbe
한국어	복어 bogeo
日本語	フグ fugu, 河豚 fugu, 鰒 fugu
中文	河豚 hétún
Português	baiacu, peixe-balão, fugu
Français	poisson ballon, poisson globe
Deutsch	Kugelfisch
Italiano	pesce palla
Русский	иглобрю́хая ры́ба iglobrjúxaja rýba, ры́ба-соба́ка rýba-sobáka
Tiếng Việt	cá bóng, cá nóc
العربية	أَسْمَاك بَالُون ʔasmāk bālūn

noun a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins

한국어	복어 bogeo
日本語	フグ fugu, 河豚 fugu
中文	河豚 hétún
Português	fugu
Русский	фу́гу fúgu

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@misc{blowfish_2026,
  title = {blowfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blowfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}