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# trumpetfish

noun (a trumpetfish; plural trumpetfish or trumpetfishes)

«trumpetfish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A trumpetfish is a long, thin fish with a tube-shaped snout like a trumpet, which lives on warm coral reefs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/#m1)
2. It often hangs head-down among sea plants or hides behind bigger fish to sneak up on small fish and shrimps, which it sucks into its snout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on oceans, coral reefs and animal adaptations, the trumpetfish shows camouflage and hunting by hiding. In nature books and documentaries it tells the reader about a clever, sneaky reef hunter. Phrases: «a trumpetfish hiding», «head-down among the corals», «shadowing a bigger fish».

### Examples

- A trumpetfish floated upright among the sea fans, looking just like one of them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/#x1)
- The trumpetfish sucked up a tiny fish in a flash. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/#x2)
- Divers in the Caribbean often see trumpetfish on the reef. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/#x3)
- The trumpetfish hid behind a big parrotfish to get close to its prey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/#x4)
- Its snout is shaped like the end of a trumpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/#x5)
- We drew a trumpetfish for our coral reef poster. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/#x6)
- Some trumpetfish are yellow, others brown or blue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/#x7)

### Note

One word: trumpetfish. Plural: usually «trumpetfish» for many fish (like «fish»), «trumpetfishes» for different kinds. Countable. It does not make any trumpet sound; the name comes from its shape. Do not confuse it with a cornetfish or a pipefish, which are relatives with similar long bodies.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trumpetfish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trumpetfish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trumpetfish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trumpetfish.html) on Mova free.