PORKFISH Definition & Meaning

porkfish

[ pawrk-fish, pohrk- ]

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plural porkfishes, (especially collectively) porkfish.

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An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; pork + fish

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This photo of a porkfish appeared in the 1927 National Geographic article that debuted the first underwater color photos.

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Red-breasted wrasse, threadfin butterfly, orange shoulder tang and porkfish swim around artificial coral, behind glass tested for foul balls.

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This photo of a porkfish appeared in the 1927 National Geographic article that debuted the first underwater color photos.

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This photo of a porkfish appeared in the 1927 National Geographic article that debuted the first underwater color photos.

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