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Pigfish
Meaning
Noun
●
Any one of several
species
of
salt-water
grunts
, called also hogfish.
A golden-spot
hogfish
(Bodianus perditio)
A
redmouth
grunt
(Orthopristis chrysoptera)
A
red
pigfish
(Bodianus unimaculatus)
●
Any of several other
fishes
thought
to
resemble
pigs
, including
A
sculpin
, family Cottidae
●
In Percoid fish, Scorpaeniform fish & Wrasses:
Any of several other
fishes
thought
to
resemble
pigs
, including
Fishes in the family Congiopodidae
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pigfish
English
fish
English
fiscian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
pig
English
pigge
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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