boarfish, Capros aper
(noun) fish with a projecting snout
boarfish
(noun) fish with large eyes and long snouts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
boarfish (plural boarfishes or boarfish)
Any of a number of fish that have a projecting snout, in either of two families
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
Source: Wiktionary
Boar"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidæ; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout. (b) An Australian percoid fish (Histiopterus recurvirostris), valued as a food fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
