Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An edible reddish wrasse (Lachnolaimus maximus) of the western Atlantic Ocean, having a long snout and long spines on the dorsal fin.
- noun Any of various wrasses of the genus Bodianus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A popular name of various fishes.
- noun The common porpoise or sea-pig, Phocœna communis.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A large West Indian and Florida food fish (Lachnolæmus).
- noun The pigfish or sailor's choice.
- noun An American fresh-water fish; the log perch.
- noun A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (
Scorpæna scrofa ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
edible species ofwrasse , found around southernFlorida - noun The
pigfish or sailor's choice. - noun An
American freshwater fish, the log perch. - noun A large, red, spiny-headed,
European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun found from Long Island southward
- noun large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
Etymologies
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Examples
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Every hogfish and lamprey in American waters -- that's a near-fish that sucks the blood of other fish, you know -- should be exterminated just in the same way that the farmers of the country are making away with the Canada thistle.
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
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The aggregate catch was 380,375 pounds, having a value of $13,003, the principal species being hogfish and squeteague.
North Carolina and its Resources. North Carolina. Board of Agriculture. 1896
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From birth, the lionfish eats ravenously, its diet made up of the juveniles of key species that help maintain and promote the equilibrium of the reef-snapper, hogfish, parrotfish, banded coral shrimp.
Slate Magazine Nathan Thornburgh 2011
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Cousin Calico's (TM) prize-winning hogfish have been fiendishly fishnapped by some rowdy hogfish rustlers!
Wil's Ebay E-Store 2010
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"They taste a lot like hogfish," says Mr. Dugan of the Lion Hunters.
NYT > Home Page By ERIK OLSEN 2010
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While the fins are venomous, the rest of the lionfish is mighty good eating, almost like hogfish, Akins said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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While the fins are venomous, the rest of the lionfish is mighty good eating, almost like hogfish, Akins said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Develop important logical thinking, problem solving, and memory skills as you take an active -- and interactive -- role in solving the mystery of Cousin Calico's rustled hogfish.
Wil's Ebay E-Store 2010
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"They're comparable to hogfish," said Blakeman, who recently pan-fried 15 lionfish on his boat.
TCPalm Stories 2010
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The researchers also documented the presence of whelks and hogfish, which feast on barnacles.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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