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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigfish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pig-fish
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.

noun

Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.

noun

Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.

noun

Any of several other fishes thought to resemble pigs, including

noun

Any of several other fishes thought to resemble pigs, including

Etymology

From pig + fish.

Inflected Forms

pigfishes (plural)

Synonyms

hogfish orthopristis chrysopterus giant pigfish achoerodus gouldii

Questions

What does pigfish mean?
Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.
Where does pigfish come from?
From pig + fish.

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