トラフグ

noun

Japanese pufferfish; tiger puffer

Refers specifically to Takifugu rubripes, a highly prized but potentially deadly fugu species. Often used in culinary contexts.

• トラフグは高こう級きゅうなふぐ料りょう理りに使つかわれる。

  Tiger puffer is used in high-class fugu cuisine.

• トラフグの肝かん臓ぞうには強つよい毒どくがある。

  The liver of the tiger puffer contains a potent poison.