frogfish

[frog-fish, frawg-]

noun

plural

frogfish ,

plural

frogfishes .

1. any tropical marine fish of the family Antennariidae, having a wide, froglike mouth and broad, limblike pectoral fins.

2. angler.

frogfish

/ ˈfrɒɡˌfɪʃ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of frogfish¹

First recorded in 1640–50; frog ¹ + fish

Example Sentences

Coastal species like frogfish, which live in diverse and productive coral reef environments, exhibited much lower rates of evolutionary change than their counterparts in the deep sea.

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There is even a type of frogfish known as "sargassum fish" who live solely in this habitat.

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A rare encounter with a sargassum frogfish out of its natural habitat.

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I saw a frogfish on a nature documentary, and I wanted to know if they are genetically related to chameleons, because they have similar facial characteristics.

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In the more than 1,000 dives that hobbyist diver Atsushi Sadaki claims to have been on, he says he's seen a few frogfish but never any moving in this way.

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