hogfish

[ hawg-fish, hog- ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) hog·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) hog·fish·es.

1. a large wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, of the western Atlantic Ocean, used for food.
2. any of various other fishes having a fancied resemblance to a hog, as the pigfish and logperch.

hogfish

/ ˈhɒɡˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. a wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, that occurs in the Atlantic off the SE coast of North America. The head of the male resembles a pig's snout
2. another name for pigfish

Word History and Origins

Origin of hogfish¹

1590–1600; translation of Medieval Latin porcopiscis porpoise. See hog, fish

Example Sentences

As he approached the mainland he made out the fort, and steering directly for it, passed safely through Hogfish Cut.

From Project Gutenberg

One o' the smacks hed jist brought in a hogfish that day, an' it was the worst lookin' critter that ever growed in the sea.

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