| Pronunciation: | | 'bowr`fish
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- [n] fish with a projecting snout
- [n] fish with large eyes and long snouts
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BOARFISH is a 8 letter word that starts with B. |
| | Synonyms: | | Capros aper |
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| | See Also: | | acanthopterygian, Antigonia, Capros, genus Antigonia, genus Capros, spiny-finned fish |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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