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monk·fish  (mngkfsh)

n. pl. monkfish or monk·fish·es

See goosefish.

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[Perhaps from the cowled appearance of its head.]

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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

Thesaurus

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