Hogfish
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
- 2 found from Long Island southward wordnet
- 3 Several of the species of Bodianus.
- 4 large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout wordnet
- 5 The pigfish or sailor's choice, Orthopristis chrysoptera, or other species in genus Orthospristis.
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- 6 Percina caprodes, an American freshwater fish, the log perch, rockfish, a kind of darter.
- 7 A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa).
"The fishermen crowding in the cafés were also waiting for the end of the storm, when the fish, reassured, would rise to the surface after the bait. Soles, hog fish and skate were returning from their nocturnal expeditions. Day was now breaking."
- 8 A pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas.
- 9 A grunt, Haemulon parra.
Example
More examples"The fishermen crowding in the cafés were also waiting for the end of the storm, when the fish, reassured, would rise to the surface after the bait. Soles, hog fish and skate were returning from their nocturnal expeditions. Day was now breaking."
Etymology
From hog + fish.
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