Explore Triggerfish through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Triggerfish in a sentence
Triggerfish meaning
Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
Synonyms of Triggerfish
Using Triggerfish
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several brightly coloured fish, of the family Balistidae, that inhabit tropical reefs and have an erectile spine on the dorsal fin.
- Useful related words include: plectognath, plectognath fish.
Context around Triggerfish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Triggerfish
- In this selection, "triggerfish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gray and tangs stand out and add context to how "triggerfish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include book were triggerfish s first and puffers tangs triggerfish and more. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "triggerfish" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with triggerfish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He conducted a resource inspection and discovered an undersized gray triggerfish. (11 words)
Thurman Green from Durham NC caught the day’s only triggerfish. (11 words)
Forrest says that Blake’s original illustrations to the book were Triggerfish’s first port of call when deciding on the style of animation. (24 words)
The 25,000-gallon community tank contains a wide array of warm-water fish — puffers, tangs, triggerfish and more — while smaller displays give a more intimate look into the world around a reef. (33 words)
Forrest says that Blake’s original illustrations to the book were Triggerfish’s first port of call when deciding on the style of animation. (24 words)
He conducted a resource inspection and discovered an undersized gray triggerfish. (11 words)
Example sentences (4)
He conducted a resource inspection and discovered an undersized gray triggerfish.
The 25,000-gallon community tank contains a wide array of warm-water fish — puffers, tangs, triggerfish and more — while smaller displays give a more intimate look into the world around a reef.
Thurman Green from Durham NC caught the day’s only triggerfish.
Forrest says that Blake’s original illustrations to the book were Triggerfish’s first port of call when deciding on the style of animation.