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4 words match “HOGFISH”

HOGFISH n. 4 definitions
A large West Indian and Florida food fish (Lachnolæmus).
LOG n.
-- Log perch (Zoöl.), an ethiostomoid fish, or darter (Percina caprodes); -- called also hogfish and rockfish. -- Log reel (Naut.), the reel on which the log line is wound. -- Log slate. (Naut.) See Log board (above). -- Rough log (Naut.), a first draught of a record of the cruise or voyage. -- Smooth log (Naut.),…
PIGFISH n.
Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; -- called also hogfish.
SCORPENE n.
A marine food fish of the genus Scorpæna, as the European hogfish (S. scrofa), and the California species (S. guttata).