hogfish meaning

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hogfish (noun): large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout.

hogfish has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

hogfish as a noun

  1. large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout

    Synonyms: hog snapper, Lachnolaimus maximus

    Type of: wrasse

  2. found from Long Island southward

    Synonyms: pigfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus

    Type of: grunt

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in SH · 7-letter words

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