Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A fish with cephalic spines modified for attracting other fishes, or resembling a fishing-pole and line with bait; any fish of the order Pediculati.
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Examples
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After all, there were probably angler-fish that were considered particularly unattractive by their peers, even though the entire species looked like Anne Widdecombe after a heavy night.
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2001
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You see the bird hasn't a chance, because all the angler-fish has to do is to hold it until it strangles. "
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918
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