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• hog|fish — «HOG FIHSH, HG », noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. any one of various food fishes that somewhat resemble a hog, such as a wrasse of the Florida and West Indian seas, an American darter, or a grunt …   Useful english dictionary

• Hog Island (Michigan) — Hog Island, an uninhabited 2,075 acre (8 km²) island in Lake Michigan, is the fourth largest island in the Beaver Island archipelago. It is owned by the U.S. state of Michigan as part of the Beaver Islands State Wildlife Research Area and is… …   Wikipedia

• hog mullet — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hog sucker — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hog sucker — noun widely distributed in warm clear shallow streams • Syn: ↑hog molly, ↑Hypentelium nigricans • Hypernyms: ↑sucker * * * noun : a No. American fish (Hypentelium nigricans) of the family Catostomidae that is brassy olive marked with brown, is… …   Useful english dictionary

• hog-mouthed fry — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a small fish (Anchoviella choerostomus) that resembles an anchovy and is common at Bermuda …   Useful english dictionary

• List of fish common names — This is a list of fish common names. While some common names refer to a single species or family, others have been used for a confusing variety of different types; the articles listed here should explain the possibilities if the name is ambiguous …   Wikipedia

• Ground hog — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Freddi Fish — is an award winning series of children s software from Humongous Entertainment.Freddi Fish is an anthropomorphic, yellow fish who takes on detective investigations throughout the series of games. She has her own pal, the green colored Luther, who …   Wikipedia

• Robert L. Fish Award — Der Edgar Allan Poe Award (kurz Edgar genannt) ist der weltweit populärste und gleichzeitig bedeutendste Preis für kriminalliterarische Werke in den USA. Er wird seit 1946 von den Mystery Writers of America (MWA) beim Edgar Awards Banquet… …   Deutsch Wikipedia