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pufferfish meaning in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும்

/ˈpʌfɚˌfɪʃ/

pufferfish in Tamil: நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். In English, pufferfish means any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.

Tamil words for pufferfish

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

English meaning of pufferfish

  1. noun Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.
  2. noun The meat of these fish, a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins; (Japanese) fugu.

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Questions about pufferfish in Tamil

What is the meaning of pufferfish in Tamil?
Pufferfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்.
pufferfish என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Pufferfish: நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்.
What does pufferfish mean in English?
Pufferfish means any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened; puffer, blowfish, swellfish, balloonfish, globefish.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: pufferfish (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: pufferfish (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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