Meaning of MONKFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'mungk`fish
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- [n] sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- [n] fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- [n] flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of North American Atlantic waters
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| | Synonyms: | | allmouth, angel shark, angelfish, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, Squatina squatina |
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| | See Also: | | acanthopterygian, allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, family Lophiidae, genus Squatina, goosefish, Lophiidae, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish, monkfish, saltwater fish, shark, spiny-finned fish, Squatina | |
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| | Definition: | | \Monk"fish\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The angel fish ({Squatina}).
(b) The angler ({Lophius}).
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