hogfish

English

noun
Definitions
  • an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
  • Several of the species of .
  • The pigfish or , , or other species in genus .
  • an American freshwater fish, the , rockfish, a kind of darter.
  • A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish ().
  • A pinfish, , ranging from Massachusetts to Texas.
  • A grunt, .

Etymology

Compound from English hog + English fish (get hold of an object).

Origin

English

fish

Gloss

get hold of an object

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