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noun
Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
A golden-spot hogfish (Bodianus perditio)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
A redmouth grunt (Orthopristis chrysoptera)
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noun
Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
A red pigfish (Bodianus unimaculatus)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several other fishes thought to resemble pigs, including
A sculpin, family Cottidae
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noun
Any of several other fishes thought to resemble pigs, including
Fishes in the family Congiopodidae
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noun
found from Long Island southward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hogfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus
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Broader terms: grunt
noun
found around the Great Barrier Reef
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: giant pigfish, Achoerodus gouldii
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Broader terms: wrasse
History
From pig + fish.
