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noun
Any of a number of fish that have a projecting snout, in either of two families:
A member of the Caproidae family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: more often
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Synonyms: caproid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any of a number of fish that have a projecting snout, in either of two families:
A member of the Pentacerotidae family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: less often
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Synonyms: armourhead, pentacerotid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
fish with a projecting snout
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Capros aper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
noun
fish with large eyes and long snouts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
History
From boar + fish.
