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triggerfish

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/

The English word “triggerfish” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.

Etymology

From trigger + fish. First attested in the 1840s.

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