hog snapper


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hog snapper

n.
See hogfish.
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Noun1.hog snapper - large wrasse of western Atlantichog snapper - large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout
hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus
wrasse - chiefly tropical marine fishes with fleshy lips and powerful teeth; usually brightly colored
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