GLOBEFISH - Definition

Pronunciation:		'glowb`fish
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers

	Synonyms:	blowfish, puffer

	See Also:	family Tetraodontidae, plectognath, plectognath fish, sea squab, Tetraodontidae

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Globe"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A plectognath fish of the genera {Diodon}, {Tetrodon}, and allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also {porcupine fish}, and {sea hedgehog}. See {Diodon}.