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puffer

puff·er [ púffər ] (plural puff·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. puffing person or thing: something or somebody that puffs, especially a steam-driven train or cargo vessel

2. puf·fer  or puf·fer·fish [ púffər fìsh ] (plural puf·fer·fish or puf·fer·fish·es) inflating ocean fish: a tropical ocean fish, poisonous in some species, that can inflate its body with water to appear larger to predators. Although poisonous, some varieties can be eaten as food after special preparation. Family Tetraodontidae.

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