frogfish

[ frog-fish, frawg- ]

noun,plural (especially collectively) frog·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) frog·fish·es.
  1. any tropical marine fish of the family Antennariidae, having a wide, froglike mouth and broad, limblike pectoral fins.

Origin of frogfish

1
First recorded in 1640–50; frog1 + fish

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British Dictionary definitions for frogfish

frogfish

/ (ˈfrɒɡˌfɪʃ) /


nounplural -fish or -fishes
  1. 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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