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pigfish |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sailor \Sail"or\, n. One who follows the business of navigating ships or other vessels; one who understands the practical management of ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common seaman. Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer. {Sailor's choice}. (Zo["o]l.) a An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus, or Lagodon, rhomboides}) of the Southern United States; -- called also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail}, and {salt-water bream}. b A species of grunt ({Orthopristis, or Pomadasys chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also {hogfish}, and {pigfish}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pigfish \Pig"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) a Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; -- called also {hogfish}. b A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several other fishes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pigfish n 1: found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: {giant pigfish}, {Achoerodus gouldii}] 2: found from Long Island southward [syn: {hogfish}, {Orthopristis chrysopterus}]
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