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PIGFISH (pigfishes)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pigfish mean?
• PIGFISH (noun)
The noun PIGFISH has 2 senses:
1. found around the Great Barrier Reef
2. found from Long Island southward
Familiarity information: PIGFISH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Found around the Great Barrier Reef
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Achoerodus gouldii; giant pigfish; pigfish
Hypernyms ("pigfish" is a kind of...):
wrasse (chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored)
Holonyms ("pigfish" is a member of...):
Achoerodus; genus Achoerodus (a genus of Labridae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Found from Long Island southward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
hogfish; Orthopristis chrysopterus; pigfish
Hypernyms ("pigfish" is a kind of...):
grunt (medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught)
Holonyms ("pigfish" is a member of...):
genus Orthopristis; Orthopristis (a genus of Haemulidae)
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