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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boarfish¹

First recorded in 1830–40; boar + fish