pig·fish (p g fsh )n. pl. pigfish or pig·fish·es A North American grunt (Orthopristis chrysoptera) with a piglike mouth, found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States and important as a food fish. Also called hogfish. [From the grunting sound it makes.] |
pigfish [ˈpɪgˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called hogfish any of several grunts, esp Orthopristis chrysopterus, of the North American Atlantic coast
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several wrasses, such as Achoerodus gouldii (giant pigfish), that occur around the Great Barrier Reef
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| Noun | 1. |  pigfish - found around the Great Barrier Reefwrasse - chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored Achoerodus, genus Achoerodus - a genus of Labridae |
| 2. |  pigfish - found from Long Island southward grunt - medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught genus Orthopristis, Orthopristis - a genus of Haemulidae |
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