triggerfish
Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
Noun
- Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
Origin
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.
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bigspotted triggerfish blackbar triggerfish bluespotted triggerfish clown triggerfish flat-tailed triggerfish gray triggerfish lagoon triggerfish reef triggerfish spotted triggerfish starry triggerfish yellowmargin triggerfish