Pigfish Definition

pĭgfĭsh
pigfishes
noun
Any grunt fish, esp. a species (Orthopristis chrysoptera) abundant off the E coast of the U.S. and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Webster's New World

Any one of several species of salt-water grunts, called also hogfish.

Wiktionary
Any of several other fishes thought to resemble pigs, including.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Achoerodus gouldii
  • giant pigfish
  • Orthopristis chrysopterus
  • hogfish

Other Word Forms of Pigfish

Noun

Singular:
pigfish
Plural:
pigfishes

Origin of Pigfish

  • From the grunting sound it makes

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • pig +"Ž fish

    From Wiktionary

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