HOGFISH (hogfishes)
Dictionary entry overview: What does hogfish mean? • HOGFISH (noun)
The noun HOGFISH has 2 senses:
1. large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
2. found from Long Island southward
Familiarity information: HOGFISH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HOGFISH (noun)
Meaning:
Large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
hog snapper; hogfish; Lachnolaimus maximus
Hypernyms ("hogfish" is a kind of...):
wrasse (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)
Meaning:
Found from Long Island southward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Orthopristis chrysopterus; hogfish; pigfish
Hypernyms ("hogfish" is a kind of...):
grunt (medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught)
Holonyms ("hogfish" is a member of...):
genus Orthopristis; Orthopristis (a genus of Haemulidae)
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