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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