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 , 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 ]

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