hogfish
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Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the CaribbeanLachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
Meaning
7 sensesLachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
Several of the species of Bodianus.
The pigfish or sailor's choice, Orthopristis chrysoptera, or other species in genus Orthospristis.
Percina caprodes, an American freshwater fish, the log perch, rockfish, a kind of darter.
A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa).
A pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas.
A grunt, Haemulon parra.
More definitions
- large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
- found from Long Island southward
Origin
From hog + fish.From hog + fish.
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Forms
plural: hogfishes / hogfishSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout:hog snapperLachnolaimus maximus
- found from Long Island southward:pigfishOrthopristis chrysopterus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular