BOARFISH
boarfish, Capros aper
(noun) fish with a projecting snout
boarfish
(noun) fish with large eyes and long snouts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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
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