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noun
Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Several of the species of Bodianus.
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The pigfish or sailor's choice, Orthopristis chrysoptera, or other species in genus Orthospristis.
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Percina caprodes, an American freshwater fish, the log perch, rockfish, a kind of darter.
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A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa).
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A pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas.
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noun
A grunt, Haemulon parra.
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noun
found from Long Island southward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pigfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus
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Broader terms: grunt
noun
large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus
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Broader terms: wrasse
History
From hog + fish.
