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Detailed Synonyms for monkfish in English

monkfish:

monkfish [the ~] nom

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

Related Words for "monkfish":

  • monkfishes

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Related Definitions for "monkfish":

  1. sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do1
  2. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey1
  3. flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America1