Balloonfish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  balloonfish \bal*loon"fish`\, balloon fish \bal*loon" fish`\
     (Zool.)
     A fish of the genus {Diodon} (such as {Diodon holocanthus})
     or the genus {Tetraodon}, having the power of distending its
     body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It
     is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See


     {Globefish}, and {Bur fish}.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  balloonfish
       n : similar to but smaller than porcupinefish [syn: {Diodon
           holocanthus}]