monkfish

[ muhngk-fish ]

noun,plural (especially collectively) monk·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) monk·fish·es.

Origin of monkfish

1
1600–10; monk + fish, apparently alluding to its remote sea-bottom habitat

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British Dictionary definitions for monkfish

monkfish

/ (ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ) /


nounplural -fish or -fishes
  1. Also called (US): goosefish any of various anglers of the genus Lophius

  2. another name for the angel shark

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