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pigfish
(encz) | pigfish, n: |
pigfish
(gcide) | Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), n.
1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of American food
fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers,
as, the black grunt (Haemulon Plumieri), and the
redmouth grunt (Haemulon aurolineatus), of the Southern
United States; -- also applied to allied species of the
genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma.
Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; --
so called from the noise it makes when taken.
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3. A U. S. infantryman; -- used especially of those fighting
in the war in Vietnam. [slang]
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pigfish
(gcide) | Sailor \Sail"or\, n.
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other
vessels; one who understands the practical management of
ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common
seaman.
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Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.
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Sailor's choice. (Zool.)
(a) An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus rhomboides,
syn. Lagodon rhomboides) of the Southern United States;
-- called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail,
and salt-water bream.
(b) A species of grunt (Orthopristis chrysopterus syn.
Pomadasys chrysopterus), an excellent food fish common
on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called
also hogfish, and pigfish.
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Pigfish
(gcide) | Pigfish \Pig"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; --
called also hogfish.
(b) A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several
other fishes.
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pigfish
(wn) | pigfish
n 1: found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: pigfish, {giant
pigfish}, Achoerodus gouldii]
2: found from Long Island southward [syn: pigfish, hogfish,
Orthopristis chrysopterus] |
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giant pigfish
(encz) | giant pigfish, n: |
Pigfish
(gcide) | Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), n.
1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of American food
fishes, of the genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers,
as, the black grunt (Haemulon Plumieri), and the
redmouth grunt (Haemulon aurolineatus), of the Southern
United States; -- also applied to allied species of the
genera Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma.
Called also pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; --
so called from the noise it makes when taken.
[1913 Webster]
3. A U. S. infantryman; -- used especially of those fighting
in the war in Vietnam. [slang]
[PJC]Sailor \Sail"or\, n.
One who follows the business of navigating ships or other
vessels; one who understands the practical management of
ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common
seaman.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.
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Sailor's choice. (Zool.)
(a) An excellent marine food fish (Diplodus rhomboides,
syn. Lagodon rhomboides) of the Southern United States;
-- called also porgy, squirrel fish, yellowtail,
and salt-water bream.
(b) A species of grunt (Orthopristis chrysopterus syn.
Pomadasys chrysopterus), an excellent food fish common
on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called
also hogfish, and pigfish.
[1913 Webster]Pigfish \Pig"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; --
called also hogfish.
(b) A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several
other fishes.
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giant pigfish
(wn) | giant pigfish
n 1: found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: pigfish, {giant
pigfish}, Achoerodus gouldii] |
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