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balloonfish
balloonfish
English

Diodon holocanthus
Noun
balloonfish (plural balloonfishes or balloonfish)
- A fish of the genus Diodon or Tetraodon, capable of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus.
Translations
blowfish — see blowfish
Synonyms
- (genus Diodon): diodont, porcupinefish