frogfish

American  

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

noun

frogfish, plural frogfishes plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• frogfish
  plural
• frogfishes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of frogfish

First recorded in 1640–50; frog ¹ + fish

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

frogfish

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

But these are very few: "greenfish," "maid," "wife," and "frogfish" perhaps, all of which, however, are well-known in England.

From The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia by Wharton, James