hogfish

1 9.5

A large sea fish with a pig-like snout from the western Atlantic, especially the Caribbean

noun
/ˈhɔɡˌfɪʃ/

Specialized

: pez jabalí

So that's that's why they're called hogfish because they had that weird like snout.
Spanish hogfish

Back then we would spear grouper, snapper, hogfish.

Examples

I also hear they are on par with hogfish or snapper after being dipped in hot grease for a few minutes.

Blog text (33)
-♪ And the flying hogfish ♪

Jabberwocky (1977)
I seen a gliding hogfish once.

Jabberwocky (1977)
-♪ And the flying hogfish ♪

Jabberwocky (1977)
Flying hogfish?

Jabberwocky (1977)
While snorkeling in the Caribbean, I spotted a hogfish swimming gracefully near the coral reef.
The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh hogfish caught that morning.
During our underwater adventure, we were excited to see a colorful hogfish with its distinctive snout.

Synonyms

Lachnolaimus maximus

vshogfish

Specialized

9.9

A large sea fish with a snout like a pig's that lives near coral reefs

is the common everyday name for the same fish

Surface Forms

hogfish singular

hogfishes plural

Morphology

hogfish = hog + fish (transparent) = hog + fish

The name is a clear compound 'hog' + 'fish' referring to a fish with a hog-like snout, so learners can derive the basic meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Hogfish comes from hog ('pig') and fish because this sea fish has a snout like a pig. So the name gives an easy picture to remember: a fish with a pig-like nose.