Boarfish \Boar"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A Mediterranean fish ({Capros aper}), of the family
{Caproid[ae]}; -- 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.
boarfish
n 1: fish with large eyes and long snouts
2: fish with a projecting snout [syn: {Capros aper}]
[also: {boarfishes} (pl)]