This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
boarfish
[ bawr-fish, bohr- ]
/ ˈbɔrˌfɪʃ, ˈboʊr- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun, plural (especially collectively) boar·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) boar·fish·es.
any of several fishes having a projecting snout, especially a small, spiny-rayed fish, Capros aper, of European waters.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Words nearby boarfish
board school, board shorts, board side, board sport, boardwalk, boarfish, boarhound, boarish, boart, Boas, boast
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for boarfish
boarfish
/ (ˈbɔːˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
any of various spiny-finned marine teleost fishes of the genera Capros, Antigonia, etc, related to the dories, having a deep compressed body, a long snout, and large eyes
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012