Takifugu

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Translingual

Takifugu oblongus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese , from 河豚(ふぐ) (fugu, blowfish). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Takifugu m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tetraodontidae – certain pufferfishes, fugu.

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