noun

pufferfish

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The meaning (definition) of the word pufferfish

a round fish that puffs up when scared

The word pufferfish used in a sentence

The pufferfish blew up like a spiky balloon when the shark got close.

The plural of the word pufferfish

pufferfish

How the word pufferfish is said around the world

Frenchpoisson-globe (pwahsawnglawb)
Spanishpez globo (payth ghlohvoh)
Mandarin河豚 (hé tún)
Hindiपफर मछली (pupuhr mukylee)
Arabicسمكة البخاخ (sahmahkah ahlbahkhkhahkh)
Russianрыба-фугу (ryba-fugu)
Portuguese (EU)baiacu (byuhkoo)
Portuguese (BR)baiacu (byahkoo)
Japaneseフグ (fugu)
GermanKugelfisch (koogelfish)
Urduپفر مچھلی (pufuhr mukylee)
Punjabiਪਫਰਫਿਸ਼ (pupuhruhpish)
Korean복어 (bogeo)
Hebrewדג נפוח
Greekψάρι-φουσκωτό (psari-phouskoto)
Dutchkogelvis (kohghelvis)
Tagalogpufferfish (pooferfeesh)
Vietnamesecá nóc (kahur nawurk)
Turkishbalon balığı (bahlawn bahluuu)
Persianماهی بادکنکی (mahee bahdkohnahkee)
Polishrozdymka (rawzdimkah)
Ukrainianіглобрюха (ihlobryukha)
Bengaliপাফারফিশ (pahfahrawfeesh)
Swedishblåsfisk (blohsfisk)
Italianpesce palla (payshay pahllah)

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