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HOG SNAPPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hog snapper mean? 

HOG SNAPPER (noun)
  The noun HOG SNAPPER has 1 sense:

1. large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snoutplay

  Familiarity information: HOG SNAPPER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HOG SNAPPER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

hog snapper; hogfish; Lachnolaimus maximus

Hypernyms ("hog snapper" is a kind of...):

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


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