3 harsh and threatening in manner or appearance the fierce faces of the players on the opposing hockey team Synonyms austere, dour, grim, flinty, forbidding, gruff, intimidating, lowering (also louring), rough, rugged, severe, stark, steely, stern, ungentleRelated Words bleak, cold, hostile, inhospitable, inimical, unfriendly, unsympathetic; adamant ...
Puffer fish from all other sources potentially contain deadly toxins and therefore are not considered safe. The liver, gonads (ovaries and testes), intestines, and skin of some puffer fish contain the toxins tetrodotoxin and/or saxitoxin.
Puffer fish crush and grind up their prey with their heavy, fused teeth. human impact: The puffer fish has a powerful toxin in its liver and ovary called tetrodotoxin. This toxin harms humans when they eat puffer fish. The Japanese have a special way of cooking and cutting the puffer fish so the toxins do not harm them when eating puffer fish.