fugu

fugu
/fooh"gooh/, n.
any of several species of puffer fish eaten as a delicacy, esp. in Japan, after the removal of the skin and certain organs which contain a deadly poison.
[1905-10; < Japn]

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  • fugu — a dish prepared from the flesh of a Japanese puffer fish (Tetraodontidae), e.g. Takifugu rubripes; the gonads are highly toxic and sometimes contaminate preparations of this meal with fatal results within 4 6 hours on ingestion. About 300 people… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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