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hogfish
[ hawg-fish, hog- ]
/ ˈhɔgˌfɪʃ, ˈhɒg- /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) hog·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) hog·fish·es.
a large wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, of the western Atlantic Ocean, used for food.
any of various other fishes having a fancied resemblance to a hog, as the pigfish and logperch.
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hogback, hog-backed, hog badger, hogchoker, hog cholera, hogfish, hog fuel, Hogg, hogged, hogger, hoggery
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How to use hogfish in a sentence
As he approached the mainland he made out the fort, and steering directly for it, passed safely through Hogfish Cut.
Fighting for the Right|Oliver OpticOne o' the smacks hed jist brought in a hogfish that day, an' it was the worst lookin' critter that ever growed in the sea.
Rockhaven|Charles Munn
British Dictionary definitions for hogfish
hogfish
/ (ˈhɒɡˌfɪʃ) /
noun plural -fish or -fishes
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
another name for pigfish (def. 1)
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