Hypertext Webster Gateway: "swellfish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swellfish \Swell"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, as the bur fish,
puffer, or diodon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Puffer \Puff"er\, n.
1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant
commendation.
2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold
at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier.
3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the
species of {Tetrodon} and {Diodon}; -- called also
{blower}, {puff-fish}, {swellfish}, and {globefish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bur fish \Bur" fish`\ (Zo["o]l.)
A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the
United States (esp. {Chilo mycterus geometricus}) having the
power of distending its body with water or air, so as to
resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also {ball fish}, {balloon
fish}, and {swellfish}.
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