triggerfish
[ trig-er-fish ]
/ ˈtrɪg ərˌfɪʃ /
noun, plural (especially collectively) trig·ger·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) trig·ger·fish·es.
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for triggerfish
triggerfish
/ (ˈtrɪɡəˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
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