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triggerfish

trig·ger·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trig-er-fish]
    • /ˈtrɪg ərˌfɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trig-er-fish]
    • /ˈtrɪg ərˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of triggerfish word

  • noun plural triggerfish any of various compressed, deep-bodied fishes of the genus Balistes and allied genera, chiefly inhabiting tropical seas, having an anterior dorsal fin with three stout spines: some are edible while others are poisonous. 1
  • noun triggerfish any plectognath fish of the family Balistidae, of tropical and temperate seas. They have a compressed body with erectile spines in the first dorsal fin 0
  • noun triggerfish any of various brightly colored tropical fishes (family Balistidae) of the same order (Tetraodontiformes) as puffers, having a prominent first dorsal fin with two or three spines 0
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Origin of triggerfish

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; trigger + fish

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Parts of speech for Triggerfish

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triggerfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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  • humuhumunukunukuapuaa

    either of two triggerfishes, especially Rhinecantus aculeatus, of Indo-Pacific coral reefs.

  • filefish

    any of several flattened marine fishes of the family Monacanthidae, having an elongated head with a small mouth and small, spiny scales.

  • plectognath

    belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.

  • turbot

    a European flatfish, Psetta maxima, having a diamond-shaped body: valued as a food fish.
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