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monkfish

noun

1 monkfish

Flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America.

2 monkfish

Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

synonyms: allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte.

3 monkfish

Sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do.

synonyms: angel shark, angelfish, Squatina squatina.

Dutch: zee-engel, zeeduivel
Polish: raszpla


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