anglerfish
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Anglerfish — Humpback anglerfish, Melanocetus johnsonii Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
anglerfish — /ang gleuhr fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) anglerfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) anglerfishes. angler (defs. 3, 4). [1645 55; ANGLER + FISH] * * * Any of about 210 species of marine fishes (order Lophiiformes) named for … Universalium
anglerfish — /ˈæŋgləfɪʃ/ (say anggluhfish) noun (plural anglerfish or anglerfishes) 1. any of a number of small Australian fishes, variously coloured and often camouflaged, belonging to the family Antennariidae, as the striped anglerfish, Phrynelox striatus;… …
anglerfish — noun Date: circa 1889 any of several pediculate fishes (as the goosefishes); especially monkfish … New Collegiate Dictionary
anglerfish — a member of the Order Lophiiformes, comprising over 313 species in 18 families. They have a fishing apparatus developed from the first ray of the spiny dorsal fin comprising the illicium (q.v.) or fishing rod tipped by the esca (q.v.) or bait.… … Dictionary of ichthyology
anglerfish — n. large predatory fish … English contemporary dictionary
anglerfish — noun (plural same or anglerfishes) a marine fish that lures prey within reach of its mouth with a fleshy lobe on a filament arising from its snout. [Lophius piscatorius and many other species.] … English new terms dictionary
anglerfish — an•gler•fish [[t]ˈæŋ glərˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich angler 3) • Etymology: 1645–55 … From formal English to slang
anglerfish — noun fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey • Syn: ↑goosefish, ↑angler, ↑angler fish, ↑monkfish, ↑lotte, ↑allmouth, ↑Lophius Americanus • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
Humpback anglerfish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
