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English Dictionary: allmouth by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allmouth
n
  1. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
    Synonym(s): goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Allmouth \All"mouth`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The angler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Angler \An"gler\, n.
      1. One who angles.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and
            America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with
            the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are
            said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also
            {fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish},
            {allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc.
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