boarfish

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noun

A member of the Caproidae family.

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caproidarmourheadpentacerotidCapros aper
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Meanings

nounboarfish (plural boarfishes or boarfish)

plural boarfishes · alternative boar-fish

  1. Any of a number of fish that have a projecting snout, in either of two families:
    1. more oftenA member of the Caproidae family.

      Synonyms: caproid

    2. less oftenA member of the Pentacerotidae family.

      Synonyms: armourhead, pentacerotid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of the Caproidae family.

Similar
caproid

nounA member of the Pentacerotidae family.

Similar
armourheadpentacerotid

More synonyms by meaning

nounfish with a projecting snout

Similar
Capros aper
Broader
spiny-finned fishacanthopterygian
Also see
armourheadcaproidpentacerotid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From boar + fish.

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APA

boarfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarfish

MLA

“boarfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boarfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarfish.

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