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noun

• any of a number of deep-bodied edible marine fishes, in particular:

  • a brightly patterned tropical Atlantic triggerfish (Balistes vetula, family Balistidae). a small brightly patterned Australian fish (Enoplosus armatus, the only member of the family Enoplosidae). the black sea bream of European Atlantic waters (Spondyliosoma cantharus, family Sparidae).