Medical Definition of Bur fish
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A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the United States (especially. Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur.
Synonym: ball fish, balloon fish, and swellfish.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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