Defenition of the word monkfish
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Defenition of the word monkfish
- sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
- fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
- flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of North American Atlantic waters
- flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
Synonyms for the word monkfish
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- allmouth
- angel shark
- angelfish
- angler
- angler fish
- anglerfish
- goosefish
- Lophius Americanus
- lotte
- Squatina squatina
Meronymys for the word monkfish
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- allmouth
- angler
- angler fish
- anglerfish
- family Lophiidae
- genus Squatina
- goosefish
- Lophiidae
- Lophius Americanus
- lotte
- monkfish
- Squatina
Hypernyms for the word monkfish
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- acanthopterygian
- saltwater fish
- shark
- spiny-finned fish
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