Monkfishes

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  monkfish
       n 1: flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of
            North America
       2: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached
          for luring prey [syn: {goosefish}, {angler}, {anglerfish},
           {angler fish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius Americanus}]


       3: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but
          that swim the way sharks do [syn: {angel shark}, {angelfish},
           {Squatina squatina}]
       [also: {monkfishes} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  monkfishes
       See {monkfish}