monkfish

monkfish
    n 1: flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters
         of North America
    2: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached
       for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {anglerfish},
       {angler fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius
       Americanus}]
    3: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but
       that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angel shark}, {angelfish},
       {Squatina squatina}, {monkfish}]
    

Monkfish \Monk"fish\, n. (Zool.)
   (a) The angel fish ({Squatina}).
   (b) The angler ({Lophius}), esp. the goosefishes {Lophius
       Americanus} in America and {Lophius piscatorius} in
       Europe, used for food. --[MW10]
       [1913 Webster +PJC]
    

Angler \An"gler\, n.
   1. One who angles.
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   2. (Zool.) 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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