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boarfish

[ bawr-fish, bohr- ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) boar·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) boar·fish·es.
  1. any of several fishes having a projecting snout, especially a small, spiny-rayed fish, Capros aper, of European waters.


boarfish

/ ˈbɔːˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. 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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of boarfish1

First recorded in 1830–40; boar + fish

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