sea squab

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sea squab - delicacy that is highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison in ovaries and liver

blowfish, puffer, pufferfish

globefish, puffer, pufferfish, blowfish - 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

saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food

fugu - a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous

tetrodotoxin - a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish

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