English Dictionary: monkfish | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for monkfish | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monkfish \Monk"fish\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The angel fish ({Squatina}). (b) The angler ({Lophius}). | |
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. |