TRIGGERFISH

Meaning of TRIGGERFISH in English

■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a tropical marine fish with a large dorsal spine which can be erected and locked into place. [Family Balistidae: numerous species.]

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TRIGGERFISH — noun Date: 1849 any of various deep-bodied bony fishes (family Balistidae, especially genus Balistes ) of warm seas having an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRIGGERFISH — Any of about 30 species (family Balistidae) of shallow-water marine fishes, found worldwide in tropical seas. Triggerfishes are deep-bodied, usually …
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TRIGGERFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: trigger (II) + fish : any of numerous deep-bodied fishes constituting Balistes and related genera of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRIGGERFISH — /trig"euhr fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) triggerfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TRIGGERFISH — noun Date: 1849 : any of various deep-bodied bony fishes (family Balistidae, especially genus Balistes ) of warm seas having …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRIGGERFISH — [trig.ger.fish] n (1849): any of various deep-bodied bony fishes (family Balistidae, esp. genus Balistes) of warm seas having an anterior …
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TRIGGERFISH — any of about 30 species of shallow-water marine fishes of the family Balistidae, found worldwide in tropical seas. Triggerfishes are …
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TRIGGERFISH — n. Any of about 30 species (family Balistidae) of shallow-water marine fishes, found worldwide in tropical seas. Triggerfishes are deep-bodied, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TRIGGERFISH — спинорог (Balistes); pl спинороговые (Balistidae) - red-toothed triggerfish - undulate triggerfish
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
TRIGGERFISH — спинорог ( Balistes ) ; pl спинороговые ( Balistidae ) - red-toothed triggerfish - undulate triggerfish
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TRIGGERFISH — n. Pronunciation: ' tri-g ə r- ˌ fish Function: noun Date: 1849 : any of various deep-bodied bony fishes (family …
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QUEEN TRIGGERFISH — noun : a triggerfish ( Balistes vetula ) widely distributed in the tropical Atlantic and Indian oceans — called also …
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OLDWIFE — noun Date: 1588 any of several marine fishes (as an alewife, menhaden, or triggerfish), old-squaw
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BESSY CERKA — noun see queen triggerfish
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TRIGGER — I. ˈtrigə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: trig (III) + -er 1. chiefly dialect : a catch or block to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCLERODERM — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌdərm noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary scler- + -derm 1. : triggerfish , filefish 2. : …
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OLDWIFE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural oldwives ) 1. [perhaps so called from the large belly] : any of several fishes: as …
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OLDWENCH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : queen triggerfish
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HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUAPUAA — ˌhüməˈhüməˌnükəˈnükəˌäpəˈwäˌä noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hawaiian : a small Hawaiian triggerfish
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FILEFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: file (I) + fish : any of certain fishes with rough granulated leathery skins: as a. : …
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BESSY CERKA — |besēˈsərkə, |besi- noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: perhaps by folk etymology from American Spanish pejepuerco : queen triggerfish
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TURBOT — /terr"beuht/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) turbot , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLECTOGNATH — — plectognathic, plectognathous /plek tog"neuh theuhs/ , adj. /plek"tog nath'/ , adj. 1. belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or …
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HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUAPUAA — /hooh'mooh hooh'mooh nooh'kooh nooh'kooh ah'pooh ah"ah/ , n. either of two triggerfishes, esp. Rhinecantus aculeatus, of Indo-Pacific coral reefs. [ …
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FILEFISH — /fuyl"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) filefish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLDWIFE — noun Date: 1588 1. : any of several marine fishes (as an alewife, menhaden, or triggerfish) 2. : old-squaw
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEATHERJACKET — ■ noun 1》 Brit. the tough-skinned larva of a large crane fly, living in the soil. 2》 a slender fish …
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OLDWIFE — [old.wife] n (1588) 1: any of several marine fishes (as an alewife, menhaden, or triggerfish) 2: old-squaw
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REEF — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES barrier reef coral reef reef knot COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE coral ▪ Many of …
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OMNIVORE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Bold gross feeding omnivores represent a similar problem as anyone who has ever kept a …
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CORAL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES coral reef coral reef ▪ a proposal to protect several miles of thousand-year-old coral …
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CAUDAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN fin ▪ The tail, or caudal fin , is large and sickle-shaped, to give …
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