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triggerfish

Syllables: trig·ger·fish/ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/US/ˈtɹɪ.ɡəɹˌfɪʃ/

triggerfish noun: any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.

triggerfish: any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and...
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Noun

triggerfish (plural triggerfish or triggerfishes)

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

triggerfish meaning in Tamil and Malay

triggerfish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

triggerfish in Malay

any of several fish
jebung, ayam-ayam
More languagesFewer languages
Dhivehi
ރޮނޑު އާއިލާ roⁿḍu āilā

Forms of triggerfish

pluraltriggerfish
pluraltriggerfishes
alternative formtrigger-fish

Plural of triggerfish: triggerfish or triggerfishes

Origin of triggerfish

From trigger + fish. First attested in the 1840s.

Words formed from triggerfish

Phrases with triggerfish

Questions about triggerfish

What does triggerfish mean?
Triggerfish means any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
What is triggerfish in Tamil?
Triggerfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Triggerfish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is triggerfish?
Triggerfish is a noun.
How do you pronounce triggerfish?
Triggerfish is pronounced /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/ (UK).
What is the plural of triggerfish?
The plural of triggerfish is triggerfish.

Words near triggerfish in the dictionary

  1. trigger-happy
  2. triggerable
  3. triggered
  4. triggerer
  5. triggerers
  6. triggerfish
  7. triggerfishes
  8. triggerhappy
  9. triggering
  10. triggering sequence
  11. triggering sequences

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Adapted from Wiktionary: triggerfish (page history and authors); triggerfish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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