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
| French | poisson-globe (pwah-SAWNG-lawb) |
| Spanish | pez globo (payth GHLOH-voh) |
| Mandarin | 河豚 (khuh twuhn) |
| Hindi | पफर मछली (PU-puhr MUKY-lee) |
| Arabic | سمكة البخاخ (SAH-mah-kah ahl-BAHKH-khahkh) |
| Russian | рыба-фугу (RI-bah-foo-goo) |
| Portuguese (EU) | peixe-balão (PAY-shuh-bah-LAHN) |
| Portuguese (BR) | baiacu (bya-h-KOO) |
| Japanese | フグ (FU-gu) |
| German | Kugelfisch (koo-GEL-fish) |
| Urdu | پفر مچھلی (PU-fuhr MUKY-lee) |
| Punjabi | ਪਫਰਫਿਸ਼ (PU-puh-ruh-pish) |
| Korean | 복어 (BOH-gu) |
| Hebrew | דג נפוח |
| Greek | λαγοκέφαλος (lah-ghoh-KEH-fah-lohs) |
| Dutch | kogelvis (KOH-ghel-vis) |
| Tagalog | pufferfish (poo-FER-feesh) |
| Vietnamese | cá nóc (KAH-ur NAW-urk) |
| Turkish | balon balığı (bah-LAWN bah-lu-u-U) |
| Persian | ماهی بادکنکی (MAH-ee BAHD-koh-nah-kee) |
| Polish | rozdymka (rawz-DIM-kah) |
| Ukrainian | іглобрюха (eeh-LOHBR-yoo-khah) |
| Bengali | পাফারফিশ (PAH-fah-raw-feesh) |
| Swedish | blåsfisk (BLOHS-fisk) |
| Italian | pesce palla (PAY-shay PAHL-lah) |
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