boar·fish (bôr f sh, b r-)n. pl. boarfish or boar·fish·es Any of several marine fishes of the genus Antigonia, having a deep, flattened body, a projecting snout, and bright red coloring. |
boarfish [ˈbɔːˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various spiny-finned marine teleost fishes of the genera Capros, Antigonia, etc., related to the dories, having a deep compressed body, a long snout, and large eyes
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| Noun | 1. |  boarfish - fish with large eyes and long snoutsAntigonia, genus Antigonia - a genus of fish in the family Caproidae acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays |
| 2. |  boarfish - fish with a projecting snout Capros, genus Capros - a genus of fish in the family Caproidae acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays |
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