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goosefish

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: G UW1 S F IH2 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any anglerfish of the family Lophiidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian

History

Etymology

From goose + fish.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: pixín — anglerfish of the family Lophiidae
  • Asturian: pezapu — anglerfish of the family Lophiidae
  • Chinese: 𩸣魚 /𩸣鱼 (shòuyú) — anglerfish of the family Lophiidae
  • Finnish: merikrotti — anglerfish of the family Lophiidae