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A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidae; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout.

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  1. n. A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidae; -- so called from the resemblance of the extended lips to a hog's snout.
  2. n. An Australian percoid fish (Histiopterus recurvirostris), valued as a food fish.
  3. n. fish with large eyes and long snouts
  4. n. fish with a projecting snout
  5. (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.
  6. n fish with large eyes and long snouts n fish with a projecting snout