a European marine scorpaenoid fish, Agonus cataphractus, of northern European waters, with a large head, long thin tail, and body completely covered with bony plates: family Agonidae
2.
any other fish of the family Agonidae
Word origin
C18: of unknown origin
pogge in American English
(pɑɡ)
noun
a poacher, Agonus cataphractus, common near the British Isles and ranging north to Greenland and Iceland
Also called: armed bullhead
Word origin
[1665–75; orig. uncert.]This word is first recorded in the period 1665–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: diffraction, newsletter, regulation, setback, wader