(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, Syn. pufferfish, globefish, blowfish

puffery

(n) a flattering commendation (especially when used for promotional purposes)

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Puffer

n. 1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant commendation. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the species of Tetrodon and Diodon of the family Tetraodontidae; -- called also blower, puff-fish, swellfish, and globefish. They are highly poisonous due to the presence of glands containing a potent toxin, tetrodotoxin. Nevertheless they are eaten as a delicacy in Japan, being prepared by specially licensed chefs who remove the poison glands. (b) The common, or harbor, porpoise. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Dyeing) A kier. [ 1913 Webster ]

Puffery

n. The act of puffing; bestowment of extravagant commendation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

アイスポッテッドパファー;テトラオドン・レイウルス

[aisupotteddopafa-; tetoraodon . reiurusu] (n) Tetraodon leiurus (species of pufferfish)

アラレキンチャクフグ

[ararekinchakufugu] (n) spotted sharpnose (Canthigaster solandri, type of pufferfish)

カザリキンチャクフグ

[kazarikinchakufugu] (n) Bennett's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster bennetti)

キンチャクフグ属

[キンチャクフグぞく, kinchakufugu zoku] (n) Canthigaster (genus of pufferfish in the family Tetraodontidae)

ゴマフキンチャクフグ

[gomafukinchakufugu] (n) spider-eye puffer (Canthigaster amboinensis); ambon toby

シボリキンチャクフグ

[shiborikinchakufugu] (n) honeycomb toby (Canthigaster janthinoptera); spotted puffer (Australia)

シマキンチャクフグ

[shimakinchakufugu] (n) Valentin's sharpnose puffer (Canthigaster valentini); black-saddle toby

シャープノーズパファー

[sha-puno-zupafa-] (n) Caribbean sharpnose-puffer (Canthigaster rostrata); sharpnose puffer

スポッテッドシャープノーズパファー

[supotteddosha-puno-zupafa-] (n) spotted sharpnosed puffer (Canthigaster punctatissima)

スミスズトビー

[sumisuzutobi-] (n) bicolored toby (Canthigaster smithae); Smith's pufferfish

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Puffer { m }; Stoßdämpfer { m } | Puffer { pl }

buffer | buffers

Puffer { m }

bumper [ Am. ]

Puffer { m }; Zwischenspeicher { m } [ comp. ]

buffer

Pufferanschlag { m }

buffer stop

Pufferbatterie { f }

buffer battery

Puffergestänge { n }

buffer linkage

Puffergröße { f }

buffersize

Pufferinhalt { m }

queue

Pufferreserve { f }; Puffervermögen { n }

buffering capacity

Pufferscheibe { f }

buffer washer

Pufferung { f }

buffering

Kugelfisch { m } (Tetraodontidae) [ zool. ]

puffer fish

Japanese-German: JDDICT Dictionary JDDICT JP-DE Dictionary

緩衝地帯

[かんしょうちたい, kanshouchitai] Pufferzone

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