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Definition of TRIGGERFISH

  • A marine fish occurring chiefly in tropical inshore waters. It has a large, stout dorsal spine that can be erected and locked into place, allowing the fish to wedge itself into crevices
  • a kind of fish, with a large spine on the forsal fin which can be locked upright by a second smaller spine [n -ES]