HyperDic: family_balistidae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Balistidae:
NOUNanimalfamily Balistidae, Balistidaetriggerfishes
English > family Balistidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtriggerfishes.
SynonymBalistidae
Member ofPlectognathi, order Plectognathi, order Tetraodontiformesboxfishes
MembersBalistes, genus Balistestype genus of the Balistidae
filefishNarrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
triggerfishAny of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
Broaderfish familyAny of various families of fish
SpanishBalistidae, balístidos, familia Balistidae
CatalanBalistidae, Balístid, balístids

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