"triggerfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: triggerfish [plural], triggerfishes [plural]
Etymology: trigger + fish Etymology templates: {{compound|en|trigger|fish}} trigger + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|triggerfish|+}} 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. Wikipedia link: triggerfish Categories (lifeform): Tetraodontiforms Related terms: humuhumunukunukuapuaa Translations (fish): ballesta (Catalan), porcell [masculine] (Catalan), ރޮނޑު އާއިލާ (roⁿḍu āilā) (Dhivehi), säppikala (Finnish), baliste [masculine] (French), pesce balestra [masculine] (Italian), pwupw (Mokilese), rogatnica (Polish), спиноро́г (spinoróg) [masculine] (Russian), риба окидач (alt: риба окидач) (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-triggerfish-en-noun-20Ef5-wT Categories (other): Dhivehi terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Derived forms: bigspotted triggerfish, blackbar triggerfish, bluespotted triggerfish, clown triggerfish, flat-tailed triggerfish, gray triggerfish, lagoon triggerfish, reef triggerfish, spotted triggerfish, starry triggerfish, yellowmargin triggerfish

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      "word": "baliste"
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