capros aper

2 definitions found

capros aper - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Boarfish \Boar"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (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.
         [1913 Webster]

capros aper - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Capros aper
      n 1: fish with a projecting snout [syn: boarfish, Capros aper
           ]