hogfish

noun

Meaning

Lachnolaimus 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.

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Related words

pigfish(English)hog snapper(English)lachnolaimus maximus(English)orthopristis chrysopterus(English)kingfish(English)devilfish(English)bluefish(English)hawkfish(English)

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