Definition of pigfish Pigfish

pig•fish

We found 8 definitions of pigfish from 4 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: pigfishes

pigfish - found from Long Island southward
  hogfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus
  grunt medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
pigfish - found around the Great Barrier Reef
  giant pigfish, Achoerodus gouldii
  wrasse chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
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  • pigfish (Noun)
    Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
  • pigfish (Noun)
    A sculpin.
  • pigfish (Noun)
    Any of several other fishes.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pigfish (n.)
    Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; -- called also hogfish.
  • pigfish (n.)
    A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several other fishes.

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