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noun
Any fish of the genus Lophius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncommon, uncountable
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noun
Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
History
From frog + fish.
