GOOSEFISH: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
Pronunciation: | | 'goos`fish
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey |
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| Synonyms: | | allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish |
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| See Also: | | acanthopterygian, family Lophiidae, Lophiidae, spiny-finned fish | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Goose"fish`\, n. (Z["o]ll.)
See {Angler}.
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