hog snapper

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   large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout

   SynonymshogfishLachnolaimus maximus

   Broaderwrasse

Questions about hog snapper

What does hog snapper mean?

hog snapper means "large wrasse of western Atlantic; head of male resembles a pig's snout".

What is another word for hog snapper?

Close synonyms include hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hog snapper a common word?

hog snapper is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.