About The Word Monkfish
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Monkfish
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What's The Definition Of 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Monkfish: allmouth | angel shark | angelfish | angler | angler fish | anglerfish | goosefish | Lophius Americanus | lotte | Squatina squatina Related Terms | Find terms related to Monkfish: 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 Monkfish In Webster's Dictionary \Monk"fish\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The angel fish ({Squatina}).
(b) The angler ({Lophius}).
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