Definition of hogfish Hogfish

hog•fish

We found 11 definitions of hogfish from 4 different sources.

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WordNet

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Noun

Plural: hogfishes

hogfish - large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
  hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus
hogfish - found from Long Island southward
  pigfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus
  grunt medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • hogfish (n.)
    A large West Indian and Florida food fish (Lachnolaemus).
  • hogfish (n.)
    The pigfish or sailor's choice.
  • hogfish (n.)
    An American fresh-water fish; the log perch.
  • hogfish (n.)
    A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa).

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  • hogfish, noun.

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