'Monkfish' definitions:

Definition of 'monkfish'

noun

Flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America

noun

Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus]

noun

Sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do [syn: angel shark, angelfish, Squatina squatina, monkfish]

Definition of 'Monkfish'

From: GCIDE

Monkfish \Monk"fish\, n. (Zool.) (a) The angel fish (Squatina). (b) The angler (Lophius), esp. the goosefishes {Lophius Americanus} in America and Lophius piscatorius in Europe, used for food. --[MW10] [1913 Webster +PJC]

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