See Also: phragmocone(medicine)

fugu (iou) and phragmocone (medicine)


fugu (iou)



fugu noun. ['fu:gu:] M20.
[Japanese.]
A puffer fish of the family Tetraodontidae, esp. as a Japanese delicacy.

phragmocone (medicine)


phragmocone
<zoology> The thin chambered shell attached to the anterior end of a belemnite.

Alternative forms: phragmacone.

Origin: Gr, a fence, an inclosure + a cone.

Source: Websters Dictionary