blowfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.

name

A symmetric block cipher encryption algorithm used in modern cryptographic software, designed by Bruce Schneier in 1993.

/ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ/ /ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Blowfish.wav

blowfish blowfishes

From blow + fish.

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