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fu·gu
(fo͞o′go͞o)n.
Any of various pufferfishes that are used as food, especially in Japan, after the poisonous skin and organs have been removed.
[Japanese.]
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fugu
(ˈfuːɡuː)n
(Animals) any of various marine pufferfish of the genus Tetraodontidae, eaten as a delicacy in Japan once certain poisonous and potentially lethal parts have been removed
[Japanese]
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fu•gu
(ˈfu gu)n., pl. -gus.
any of several species of puffer eaten as a delicacy after the removal of toxic parts.
[1905–10; < Japanese]
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Noun | 1. | fugu - a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous blowfish, puffer, pufferfish, sea squab - delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver |
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