angler fish

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angler fish - fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, allmouth, monkfish, 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

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