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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Boar·fish n. Zool. (a) A Mediterranean fish (Capros aper), of the family Caproidæ; -- 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 boarfish
      n 1: fish with large eyes and long snouts
      2: fish with a projecting snout [syn: Capros aper]
      [also: boarfishes (pl)]