pigfish

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noun

A golden-spot hogfish (Bodianus perditio)

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giant pigfishAchoerodus gouldiihogfishOrthopristis chrysopterus
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Meanings

nounpigfish (plural pigfishes or pigfish)

plural pigfishes

  1. Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
    1. A golden-spot hogfish (Bodianus perditio)
    2. A redmouth grunt (Orthopristis chrysoptera)
    3. A red pigfish (Bodianus unimaculatus)
  2. Any of several other fishes thought to resemble pigs, including
    1. A sculpin, family Cottidae
    2. Fishes in the family Congiopodidae

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfound around the Great Barrier Reef

Similar
giant pigfishAchoerodus gouldii
Broader
wrasse

nounfound from Long Island southward

Similar
hogfishOrthopristis chrysopterus
Broader
grunt
Also see
hogfishhorsefishracehorse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pig + fish.

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APA

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Chicago

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