FUGU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fugu mean? 

• FUGU (noun)
  The noun FUGU has 1 sense:

1. a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous

  Familiarity information: FUGU used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUGU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("fugu" is a kind of...):

blowfish; puffer; pufferfish; sea squab (delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver)