hogfish

hog·fish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawg-fish, hog-]
- /ˈhɔgˌfɪʃ, ˈhɒg-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hawg-fish, hog-]
- /ˈhɔgˌfɪʃ, ˈhɒg-/

Definitions of hogfish word

noun plural hogfish a large wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, of the western Atlantic Ocean, used for food. 1
noun plural hogfish any of various other fishes having a fancied resemblance to a hog, as the pigfish and logperch. 1
noun hogfish A colorful wrasse (fish) that occurs chiefly in the warm waters of the western Atlantic, often acting as a cleaner fish for other species. 1
noun hogfish a wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, that occurs in the Atlantic off the SE coast of North America. The head of the male resembles a pig's snout 0
noun hogfish any of several fishes whose head supposedly resembles that of a hog, as a pigfish 0
noun hogfish a bright-red, edible wrasse (Lachnolaimus maximus) found off the SE coast of the U.S. 0

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Origin of hogfish

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; translation of Medieval Latin porcopiscis porpoise. See hog, fish

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hogfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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