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boarfish

boarfish

9.9
A small sea fish with a long pointed snout
  • noun
  • Specialized
: pez jabalí
  • The boarfish is easily recognized by its distinctive long snout.

Examples

  • Fishermen sometimes catch boarfish in their nets along the Mediterranean coast.

  • Divers observed a colorful boarfish swimming near the rocky reef.

  • The boarfish is often found in deep waters.

  • Have you ever seen a boarfish up close?

  • Fishermen sometimes catch a colorful boarfish while fishing in the Mediterranean Sea.

  • Divers observed a boarfish with a long snout swimming near the coral reefs.

  • The boarfish is a small marine fish commonly found in the Atlantic Ocean.

Synonyms

Capros aper
vsboarfish
  • Specialized
9.9

A small red sea fish with a long snout that sticks out, found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean

is found more widely and extends into the Indo-Pacific

Surface Forms

boarfish singular
boarfishes plural

Morphology

boarfish = boar + fish (transparent) = boar + fish

A straightforward compound of 'boar' + 'fish' describing a fish with boar-like features (e.g., snout), which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Boarfish comes from comparing the fish's long, sticking-out nose to a boar ('a wild pig'). So a boarfish is a fish with a pig-like 'snout', which helps you remember its long, projecting nose.