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Word: triggerfish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...conversation returned to the head of the table where Alfred Butterfield was talking not about groupers, nor queen triggerfish, nor toadfish, but sponge crabs. "Sponge crabs dress themselves up to look like sponges," he said, explaining that discriminating fish don't consider sponges good eating, "but little crabs are!" He went on, "We were determined to get them in the picture. We got some little sponge crabs. We left them alone because we wanted them to be happy. We didn't bother them, except to feed them, and didn't turn on any lights. And they didn...

Author: By Jonathan Beecher, | Title: More Secrets of the Reef | 10/24/1956 | See Source »

...saying triggerfish under water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 15, 1953 | 6/15/1953 | See Source »

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