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Monkfish

noun
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.  Synonyms: allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte.
3.
Sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do.  Synonyms: angel shark, angelfish, Squatina squatina.





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Words linked to "Monkfish" :   genus Squatina, Squatina, angelfish, saltwater fish, spiny-finned fish, Lophiidae, family Lophiidae, shark, acanthopterygian


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