Noun: triggerfish 'tri-gu(r),fish
- Any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
"The triggerfish can lock its first dorsal spine erect as a defence mechanism"
Derived forms: triggerfishes
Type of: plectognath, plectognath fish
Part of: Balistidae, family Balistidae
Encyclopedia: Triggerfish