noun
- plural of blowfish; marine fish that can inflate their bodies when threatened, also called pufferfish
Examples
- The aquarium has several blowfishes in the tropical fish exhibit.
- Blowfishes inflate themselves to appear larger to predators.
- Many blowfishes contain toxins that make them dangerous to eat.
- The diver watched as the blowfishes swam near the coral reef.
- Some blowfishes can increase their size by several times when threatened.
- The marine biologist studied the defensive behaviors of blowfishes.