pigfish

pigfish
Grunt Grunt (gr[u^]nt), n. 1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog. [1913 Webster]

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the genus {H[ae]mulon}, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt ({A. Plumieri}), and the redmouth grunt ({H. 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]


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  • Pigfish — Pig fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • pigfish — /pig fish /, n., pl. pigfishes, (esp. collectively) pigfish. a grunt, Orthopristis chrysoptera, living in waters off the Atlantic coast of the southern U.S. [1800 10, Amer.; PIG1 + FISH] * * * …   Universalium

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  • pigfish — noun 1. found around the Great Barrier Reef • Syn: ↑giant pigfish, ↑Achoerodus gouldii • Hypernyms: ↑wrasse • Member Holonyms: ↑Achoerodus, ↑genus Achoerodus 2. fo …   Useful english dictionary

  • pigfish — noun Date: 1860 a saltwater grunt (Orthopristis chrysoptera) that is a food fish found from Long Island, New York, southward …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pigfish — pig•fish [[t]ˈpɪgˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. fish•es, (esp. collectively) fish. ich a grunt, Orthopristis chrysoptera, living in waters off the Atlantic coast of the southern U.S • Etymology: 1800–10, amer …   From formal English to slang

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