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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
2. 2
   any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fish

Etymology

From trigger + fish.

Related phrases

bigspotted triggerfishblackbar triggerfishbluespotted triggerfishclown triggerfishflat-tailed triggerfishgray triggerfishlagoon triggerfishreef triggerfishspotted triggerfishstarry triggerfishyellowmargin triggerfish

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