"triggerfish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəɹˌfɪʃ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-triggerfish.wav [Southern-England] Forms: triggerfish [plural], triggerfishes [plural], trigger-fish [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ)fɪʃ 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. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|trigger|fish<id:finned aquatic animal>|etydate=1840s|text=+|tree=1}} 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 [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*fiskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*fisk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "fisċ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fisch", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fish", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "triggerfish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="triggerfish"> From trigger + fish. First attested in the 1840s. Head templates: {{en-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. Related terms: humuhumunukunukuapuaa Translations (any of several fish): ballesta (Catalan), porcell [masculine] (Catalan), ރޮނޑު އާއިލާ (roⁿḍu āilā) (Dhivehi), säppikala (Finnish), baliste [masculine] (French), pesce balestra [masculine] (Italian), 쥐치복 (jwichibok) (Korean), pwupw (Mokilese), rogatnica [feminine] (Polish), спиноро́г (spinoróg) [masculine] (Russian), риба окидач (alt: риба окидач) (Serbo-Croatian)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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