Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The angel-fish, Squatina angelus.
- noun The angler, Lophius piscatorius.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The angel fish (Squatina).
- noun The angler (Lophius), esp. the goosefishes
Lophius Americanus in America andLophius piscatorius in Europe, used for food.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any large bottom-dwelling
anglerfish of the genusLophius , such asLophius piscatorius , of theAtlantic , having a large head and mouth. - noun
Angel sharks of the genus Squatina.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- noun sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- noun flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word monkfish.
Examples
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
-
Let me remind you all that monkfish is not only a North Atlantic fish but is also found in the Mediterranean in seasonally warm waters off of Corsica, Spain and France.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.