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De - Pt| English Dictionary: frogfish | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for frogfish | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Frogfish \Frog"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) See {Angler}, n., 2. (b) An oceanic fish of the genus {Antennarius} or {Pterophrynoides}; -- called also mousefish and toadfish. | |
