triggerfish

== English == === Alternative forms === trigger-fish === Etymology === From trigger + fish. First attested in the 1840s. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəˌfɪʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪ.ɡəɹˌfɪʃ/ Rhymes: -ɪɡə(ɹ)fɪʃ Hyphenation: trig‧ger‧fish === Noun === triggerfish (plural triggerfish or triggerfishes) Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin. ==== Usage notes ==== The collective plural of fish (and derived terms) is typically invariable fish, except in archaic texts where fishes is sometimes used. When referring to two or more kinds of fish, the plural is fishes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === humuhumunukunukuapuaa === Further reading === “triggerfish”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “triggerfish”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “triggerfish”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “triggerfish”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “trigger-fish, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. “triggerfish”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.