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trig•ger•fish
Pronunciation: (trig'ur-fish"), [key]—
n.,
—pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.
any of various compressed, deep-bodied fishes of the genus
Balistes and allied genera, chiefly inhabiting tropical seas, having an anterior dorsal fin with three stout spines: some are edible while others are poisonous.
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