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noun
Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: fishing frog, frogfish, sea devil, sea frog, toadfish
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A sea monk (“folkloric creature”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: angel shark, angelfish, Squatina squatina
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shark
noun
fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
noun
flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saltwater fish
History
Etymology tree English monk Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English monkfish From monk + fish.
Across languages
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
