triggerfish

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Letters: 11

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/

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/ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/ · /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəɹˌfɪʃ/

Definition of triggerfish

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noun

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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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.

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