Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hogfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: hog-fish
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.

noun

Several of the species of Bodianus.

noun

The pigfish or sailor's choice, Orthopristis chrysoptera, or other species in genus Orthospristis.

noun

Percina caprodes, an American freshwater fish, the log perch, rockfish, a kind of darter.

noun

A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish (Scorpaena scrofa).

noun

A pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides, ranging from Massachusetts to Texas.

noun

A grunt, Haemulon parra.

Example Sentences

"The fishermen crowding in the cafés were also waiting for the end of the storm, when the fish, reassured, would rise to the surface after the bait. Soles, hog fish and skate were returning from their nocturnal expeditions. Day was now breaking."

Etymology

From hog + fish.

Inflected Forms

hogfishes (plural)

Synonyms

pigfish orthopristis chrysopterus hog snapper lachnolaimus maximus

Questions

What does hogfish mean?: Lachnolaimus maximus, an edible species of wrasse, found in the Caribbean.
Where does hogfish come from?: From hog + fish.

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