diodon holocanthus

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diodon holocanthus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  balloonfish \bal*loon"fish`\, balloon fish \bal*loon" fish`\
     (Zool.)
     A fish of the genus Diodon (such as Diodon holocanthus)
     or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its
     body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It
     is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See
     Globefish, and Bur fish.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

diodon holocanthus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Diodon holocanthus
      n 1: similar to but smaller than porcupinefish [syn:
           balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus]