Monk fish

monk·fish (m

ngk

)

n. pl. monkfish or monk·fish·es

See goosefish.

[Perhaps from the cowled appearance of its head.]

monkfish [ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ]

n pl -fish, -fishes

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Also called (US) goosefish any of various anglers of the genus Lophius

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for the angel shark

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Noun	1.	monkfish - flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, allmouth, monkfish, angler - fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
	2.	monkfish - fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, allmouth, angler family Lophiidae, Lophiidae - large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays monkfish - flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
	3.	monkfish - sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do angel shark, Squatina squatina, angelfish shark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales genus Squatina, Squatina - type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks

Translations

monkfish [ˈmʌŋkfɪʃ] (monkfish or monkfishes (pl)) N → rape m, pejesapo m

monkfish

n → Seeteufel m

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acanthopterygian
Allmouth
angel shark
angelfish
angler
angler fish
anglerfish
family Lophiidae
Fish
genus Squatina
goosefish
Lophiidae
Lophius Americanus
lotte
saltwater fish
seafood
shark
spiny-finned fish
Squatina

The flamboyantly named "Three Monks" comprised monk fish cooked in three different ways, each served rather prissily in a scallop shell.

I went quackers for Henry's crispy duck! by Birmingham Mail (England)

Moving onto the mains, Laura also enjoyed the monk fish but the accompanying potato rosti was very greasy and the strips of bacon on the fish were too fatty for her liking.

Going out: It's highly rated; EATING OUT Tam was strangely ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

Monk fish on a bed of risotto was presented and finished off quickly (but it was so nearly fillet of sea bass grilled with garlic butter and prawns).

food & drink: Seahorse all set to satisfy; taste test The Seahorse, 7 ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

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