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Blowfish
Blowfish
See also: blowfish
English
Proper noun
Blowfish
- (computing) A symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993.
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blowfish
blowfish
See also: Blowfish
English
Noun
blowfish (plural blowfish or 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.
- A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi. It may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Synonyms
- (fish): balloonfish, globefish, puffer, pufferfish, swellfish
- (food): fugu
Translations
any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe
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a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins