fugu poison
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fugu — [ fugu ] n. m. • 1973; mot jap. ♦ Poisson comestible, très apprécié au Japon, dont les viscères contiennent un poison violent. fugu [fugu] n. m. ÉTYM. Attesté XXe; mot japonais. ❖ ♦ Poisson comestible (⇒ Tétrodon), très apprécié au Japon, dont… … Encyclopédie Universelle
fugu — /ˈfugu/ (say foohgooh) noun any of various species of puffer fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan, the skin and organs containing poison being removed. {Japanese} …
Fugu — nihongo|Fugu|河豚 : ふぐ is the Japanese word for pufferfish and is also a Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish (normally species of Takifugu , Lagocephalus , or Sphoeroides ) or porcupinefish of the genus Diodon . Because pufferfish is … Wikipedia
Fugu — Para el género de pez globo, véase Takifugu. Fugu en una pecera. Fugu (河豚, 鰒, フグ, Fugu … Wikipedia Español
Fugu — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Fugu (homonymie). Fugu … Wikipédia en Français
Poison — Any substance that can cause severe distress or death if ingested, breathed in, or absorbed through the skin. Many substances that normally cause no problems, including water and most vitamins, can be poisonous if taken in too large of a quantity … Medical dictionary
Fugu Plan — The nihongo|Fugu Plan or Fugu Plot|河豚計画|Fugu keikaku was a scheme created in the 1930s in Imperial Japan centered around the idea of settling Jewish refugees escaping Nazi occupied Europe in Japan s territories on the Asian mainland to Japan s… … Wikipedia
fugu — blowfish low fish n. 1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require special training to learn how to remove the poisonous parts,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fugu rubripes — Japanese Puffer fish. Notorious for the poison (tetrodotoxin) found in lethal amounts in the poison gland (that must be removed before the fish can safely be eaten) and at low levels elsewhere. Also of interest and utility because of the very low … Dictionary of molecular biology
fugu — /fooh gooh/, n. any of several species of puffer fish eaten as a delicacy, esp. in Japan, after the removal of the skin and certain organs which contain a deadly poison. [1905 10; < Japn] * * * … Universalium
