Meaning of HOGFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'hog`fish
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- [n] found from Long Island southward
- [n] large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
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| | Synonyms: | | hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus, Orthopristis chrysopterus, pigfish |
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| | See Also: | | genus Orthopristis, grunt, Orthopristis, wrasse | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hog"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish
({Lachnol[ae]mus}).
(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
({Scorp[ae]na scrofa}).
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