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hogfish

/hawg-fish, hog-/US // ˈhɔgˌfɪʃ, ˈhɒg- //UK // (ˈhɒɡˌfɪʃ) //

猪头鱼,猪笼草,猪鱼,猪头人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural hog·fish, hog·fish·es.

    • : a large wrasse, Lachnolaimus maximus, of the western Atlantic Ocean, used for food.
    • : any of various other fishes having a fancied resemblance to a hog, as the pigfish and logperch.

Examples

  • As he approached the mainland he made out the fort, and steering directly for it, passed safely through Hogfish Cut.

  • One o' the smacks hed jist brought in a hogfish that day, an' it was the worst lookin' critter that ever growed in the sea.