anglerfish
See also: angler fish
English
Humpback anglerfish
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæŋɡləˌfɪʃ/
- Hyphenation: ang‧ler‧fish
Noun
anglerfish (countable and uncountable, plural anglerfish or anglerfishes)
- Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which hve an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- monkfish
- goosefish
- fishing frog (Lophius piscatorius)
- frog-fish (Lophius piscatorius)
- sea-devil (Lophius piscatorius)
Translations
fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes
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