- sea squab
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the blowfish: used esp. on menus as a euphemism.
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sea squab
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sea squab — noun delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver • Syn: ↑blowfish, ↑puffer, ↑pufferfish • Hypernyms: ↑saltwater fish • Hyponyms: ↑fugu … Useful english dictionary
squab — 1680s, very young bird, earlier (1630s) unformed, lumpish person and used at various times for any sort of flabby mass from sea slugs to sofa cushions; probably from a Scandinavian word (Cf. dialectal Swed. skvabb loose or fat flesh, skvabba fat… … Etymology dictionary
squab — Synonyms and related words: Cornish hen, avifauna, baby bird, bear, bird, bird of Jove, bird of Juno, bird of Minerva, bird of night, bird of passage, bird of prey, birdie, birdlife, birdy, broiler, cage bird, caille, canard, caneton, capon,… … Moby Thesaurus
pufferfish — noun 1. delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver • Syn: ↑blowfish, ↑sea squab, ↑puffer • Hypernyms: ↑saltwater fish • Hyponyms: ↑fugu … Useful english dictionary
saltwater fish — noun flesh of fish from the sea used as food • Hypernyms: ↑seafood • Hyponyms: ↑bream, ↑sea bream, ↑sea bass, ↑bass, ↑grouper, ↑croaker, ↑whiting … Useful english dictionary
blowfish — low fish n. 1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require special training to learn how to remove the poisonous parts, and in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fugu — blowfish low fish n. 1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require special training to learn how to remove the poisonous parts,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tetrodotoxin — blowfish low fish n. 1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require special training to learn how to remove the poisonous parts,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diodon — A genus of porcupine fishes related to balloon fish, globefish, and puffers. Although the common puffer is widely eaten as “sea squab” in the United States, many puffers, especially in the Pacific, are poisonous because of the presence of a… … Medical dictionary
fugu — noun a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous • Hypernyms: ↑blowfish, ↑sea squab, ↑puffer, ↑pufferfish … Useful english dictionary
