Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
PIGFISH
pigfish, hogfish, Orthopristis chrysopterus
(noun) found from Long Island southward
pigfish, giant pigfish, Achoerodus gouldii
(noun) found around the Great Barrier Reef
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pigfish (plural pigfishes or pigfish)
Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
The golden-spot hogfish, Bodianus perditio
The redmouth grunt, Orthopristis chrysoptera
The red pigfish, Bodianus unimaculatus
Any of several other fishes thought to resemble pigs, including
A sculpin, family Cottidae
Fishes in the family Congiopodidae
Source: Wiktionary
Pig"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; -- called also hogfish. (b) A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several other fishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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