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单词 boar-fish
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boar-fishn.

/ˈbɔːfɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: boar n., fish n.1
Etymology: < boar n. + fish n.1; so called on account of the shape of its snout.
A fish ( Capros aper, Zeus aper) akin to the Mackerel.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Zeiformes (dories) > member of family Capridae
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1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 274/2 The boar-fish..may be distinguished by its mouth being more attenuated and protractile.
1861 J. T. Blight Week at Land's End 130 Off the Runnel Stone, the boar fish, Zeus Aper, though an exceedingly rare British fish, is abundant.
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