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triggerfish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəɹˌfɪʃ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English trigger Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English triggerfish From trigger + fish. First attested in the 1840s.

Meanings

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

Forms

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trigger-fish alternative lexicographic
triggerfish Number=Plur lexicographic
triggerfishes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

gray triggerfish · starry triggerfish · bigspotted triggerfish · spotted triggerfish · bluespotted triggerfish · lagoon triggerfish · yellowmargin triggerfish · reef triggerfish · clown triggerfish · flat-tailed triggerfish · blackbar triggerfish

Relateds

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Translations (14)

it pesce balestra (any of several fish) · sh риба окидач (any of several fish) · pl rogatnica (any of several fish) · mkj pwupw (any of several fish) · ko 쥐치복 (any of several fish) · ms ayam-ayam (any of several fish) · fr baliste (any of several fish) · ca ballesta (any of several fish) · dv ރޮނޑު އާއިލާ (any of several fish) · ca porcell (any of several fish) · fi säppikala (any of several fish) · ms jebung (any of several fish) · ru спиноро́г (any of several fish) · ceb pakol (any of several fish)