anglerfish

[ang-gler-fish]

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

angler(defs 3, 4).

Origin of anglerfish

First recorded in 1645–55; angler + fish

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