Boar″fish′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) (a) A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidæ; — 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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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.