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porkfish

American

[pawrk-fish, pohrk-] / ˈpɔrkˌfɪʃ, ˈpoʊrk- /

noun

a black and gold grunt, Anisotremus virginicus, of West Indian waters.

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Origin of porkfish

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; pork + fish

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