botetto

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

BOTET'TO, noun A small thick fish of Mexico, about eight inches long, with a flat belly, and convex back. When taken out of the water it swells, and if kicked, will burst. Its liver is deadly poison.
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