anglerfish
Americannoun
plural
anglerfish,plural
anglerfishesEtymology
Origin of anglerfish
Example Sentences
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They weren’t allowed to experiment with mammals, including rats, so they isolated tissue samples from anglerfish, the carnivorous bottom-feeders with razor sharp teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
“Another type of anglerfish, the footballfishes, are known from individuals entering shallow water and being found barely alive or dead washed up on beaches.”
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
With that caveat aside, Frable observed a crucial difference between this particular anglerfish and others that surface — it looks sick.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
To evaluate evolutionary trends, the researchers applied phylogenetic comparative methods to assess phenotypic and lineage diversification, while disparity analyses quantified the extent of morphological variation across anglerfish clades and habitats.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
Understanding how organisms like anglerfish thrive in such conditions helps scientists predict how life might respond to environmental changes, including those caused by climate change.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
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