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Boarfish

Boarfish Meaning & Definition
Boarfish Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Boarfish?

[n] fish with a projecting snout
[n] fish with large eyes and long snouts

Synonyms | Synonyms for Boarfish: Capros aper

Related Terms | Find terms related to Boarfish:

See Also | acanthopterygian | Antigonia | Capros | genus Antigonia | genus Capros | spiny-finned fish

Boarfish In Webster's Dictionary

\Boar"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A Mediterranean fish ({Capros aper}), of the family {Caproid[ae]}; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout. (b) An Australian percoid fish ({Histiopterus recurvirostris}), valued as a food fish.

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