frogfish

American  

[frog-fish, frawg-] / ˈfrɒgˌfɪʃ, ˈfrɔg- /

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.

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frogfish British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of frogfish

First recorded in 1640–50; frog ¹ + fish

Example Sentences

A Chicago aquarium overcame one in a million odds to raise a warty frogfish.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

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.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

Is there some still-undiscovered threat hiding like a sargassum frogfish in those coils of algae?

From Slate • Jul. 16, 2023

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

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2023

Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah