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hogfish

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hog·fish  (hôgfsh, hg-)
n. pl. hogfish or hog·fish·es
1. A colorful fish (Lachnolaimus maximus) of warm Atlantic waters, having a long snout in the adult male.
2. See pigfish.
hogfish [ˈhɒgˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, that occurs in the Atlantic off the SE coast of North America. The head of the male resembles a pig's snout
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for pigfish [1]
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Noun1.hogfishhogfish - large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus
wrasse - chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
2.hogfishhogfish - found from Long Island southward    
Orthopristis chrysopterus, pigfish
grunt - medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
genus Orthopristis, Orthopristis - a genus of Haemulidae


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