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    HOGFISH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: hogfishes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Found from Long Island southwardplay

    Synonyms:

    hogfish; Orthopristis chrysopterus; pigfish

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("hogfish" is a kind of...):

    grunt (medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught)

    Holonyms ("hogfish" is a member of...):

    genus Orthopristis; Orthopristis (a genus of Haemulidae)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snoutplay

    Synonyms:

    hog snapper; hogfish; Lachnolaimus maximus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("hogfish" is a kind of...):

    wrasse (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)

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