Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

balloon fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: bal-loon -fish
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

A fish of the genus Diodon (such as Diodon holocanthus ) or the genus Tetraodon , having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See Globefish , and Bur fish .

Questions

What does balloon fish mean?: A fish of the genus Diodon (such as Diodon holocanthus ) or the genus Tetraodon , having the power of distending its body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See Globefish , and Bur fish .

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