FUGU


Meaning of FUGU in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈf(y)ü-(ˌ)gü ]

noun

Etymology: Japanese

Date: 1909

: any of various very poisonous puffer fishes (family Tetraodontidae) that contain tetrodotoxin and that are used as food in Japan after the toxin-containing parts are removed

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