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pig⋅fish
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ˈpɪgˌfɪʃ
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–noun,
plural
-fish⋅es,
(
especially collectively
)
-fish.
a grunt,
Orthopristis chrysoptera,
living in waters off the Atlantic coast of the southern U.S.
Origin:
1800–10,
Americanism
;
pig
1
+
fish
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pig·fish
(pĭg'fĭsh')
n.
pl.
pigfish
or
pig·fish·es
A North American grunt
(Orthopristis chrysoptera)
with a piglike mouth, found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States and important as a food fish. Also called
hogfish
.
[
From the grunting sound it makes
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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