frog·fish (frôg f sh , fr g-)n. pl. frogfish or frog·fish·es Any of various bottom-dwelling fishes of the family Antennariidae of tropical and temperate seas, characteristically having a prickly or warty globose body and pectoral fins adapted for grasping. |
frogfish [ˈfrɒgˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any angler (fish) of the family Antennariidae, in which the body is covered with fleshy processes, including a fleshy lure on top of the head
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| Noun | 1. |  frogfish - fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snoutAntennariidae, family Antennariidae - frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays |
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