English Explanatory Dictionary

triggerfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/ /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəɹˌfɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triggerfish.wav

Word forms

triggerfish triggerfishes trigger-fish

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.

Related words

humuhumunukunukuapuaa

Derived words

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