monkfish
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
- (countable, uncountable) An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.
- (countable, uncountable) A sea monk (“folkloric creature”).
Synonyms
Lophius Americanus
Squatina squatina
monk-fish
fishing-frog
frog-fish
sea-devil
Atlantic angel shark
Atlantic angelshark
estuary stargazer
fishing frog
Translations
rape
rap
coda di rospo
squatina
ψαράς με καλαμίδι lotte de mer
Meeresteufel Baudroie <Angler> LophiidaeFrequency
Etymology
From monk + fish.
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