triggerfish
nounUK /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/ · US /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəɹˌfɪʃ/
Etymology From trigger + fish. First attested in the 1840s.
1
Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
- Derived terms
- bigspotted triggerfish, blackbar triggerfish, bluespotted triggerfish, clown triggerfish, flat-tailed triggerfish, gray triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, reef triggerfish, spotted triggerfish, starry triggerfish, yellowmargin triggerfish
- Related terms
- humuhumunukunukuapuaa