hogfish Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
Lachnolaimus maximus; hog snapper.
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noun found from Long Island southward
Orthopristis chrysopterus; pigfish.
WordNet
Hog"fish` noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) (a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish ( Lachnolæmus ).(b) The pigfish or sailor's choice. (c) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch. (d) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish ( Scorpæna scrofa ).
