triggerfish

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triggerfish

/ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/ UK
/ˈtɹɪ.ɡəɹˌfɪʃ/ US

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noun triggerfish · triggerfishes · trigger-fish

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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noun any of several fish

한국어	쥐치복 jwichibok
Français	baliste
Italiano	pesce balestra
Русский	спиноро́г spinoróg

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@misc{triggerfish_2026,
  title = {triggerfish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/triggerfish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}