Definitions for: Monkfish


[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



Webster (1913) Definition: Monk"fish, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The angel fish (Squatina).
(b) The angler (Lophius).

Synonyms: allmouth, angel shark, angelfish, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, Squatina squatina

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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