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pigfish

pigfish

9.1
A sea fish with a nose like a pig and a shiny silver body
  • noun
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  • The pigfish is recognizable by its distinctive snout and silvery body.

Examples

  • Fishermen often catch pigfish along the Atlantic coast during the summer months.

  • Local restaurants sometimes serve fresh pigfish as a seasonal delicacy.

  • The pigfish is known for its unique snout.

  • Have you ever seen a pigfish in the wild?

  • Fishermen often catch pigfish along the Atlantic coast during the summer months.

  • Local restaurants sometimes serve fresh pigfish as a seasonal delicacy.

  • The pigfish is recognizable by its distinctive snout and silvery body.

Synonyms

Orthopristis chrysopterus
vspigfish
  • Specialized
9.9

A sea fish called pigfish that lives from Long Island to the Gulf of Mexico

refers to the general fish type with a pig-like snout across various coasts

Compounds

giant pigfish
  • Australian
9.9

A large colorful fish that lives near coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef

Surface Forms

pigfish singular
pigfishes plural

Morphology

pigfish = pig + fish (transparent) = pig + fish

A straightforward compound of 'pig' + 'fish' referring to a fish with pig-like features; the meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word pigfish is simply made from pig and fish because this fish has a nose that looks like a pig's. So pigfish means a fish with a 'pig-like nose'.