trigger-fish

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

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Meanings

nountrigger-fish (plural trigger-fish or trigger-fishes)

plural trigger-fishes

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of triggerfish.
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