pigfish

English

Etymology

pig +‎ fish

Noun

pigfish (plural pigfishes or pigfish)

  1. Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
    1. The golden-spot hogfish, Bodianus perditio
    2. The redmouth grunt, Orthopristis chrysoptera
    3. The red pigfish, Bodianus unimaculatus
  2. Any of several other fishes thought to resemble pigs, including
    1. A sculpin, family Cottidae
    2. Fishes in the family Congiopodidae
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