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noun
Any fish of the Caproidae family.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: boarfish
Antonyms: none provided
History
By surface analysis, an appellativization from Caproid(ae) minus -ae; the root (referring to swine) is explained at Caproidae. By surface analysis, ending in suffix -oid.
