monkfish
Americannoun
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monkfish,
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monkfishes
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noun
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Also called (US): goosefish. any of various anglers of the genus Lophius
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another name for the angel shark
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Etymology
Origin of monkfish
1600–10; monk + fish, apparently alluding to its remote sea-bottom habitat
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Mr West was trawling on board the Defiant FY848, which sails between Plymouth, Brixham and Newlyn, for monkfish, sole and doreys, when he landed his unique catch.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2024
Fishermen have grown used to choking quotas on cod catch and have moved on to other species, said Terry Alexander, a longtime fishermen from Harpswell, Maine, who targets haddock and monkfish these days.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Other wonderful options involve shaved bottarga, calamari, catfish, caviar, halibut, mahi mahi, monkfish, octopus, salmon, sea bass, swordfish, uni and — of course! — tuna.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
“It’d be like telling a farmer to waste half of a chicken or half of a cow,” said Kevin Wark, a commercial fisher who catches shark and monkfish out of Barnegat Light, N.J.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2022
They began with a broth of crab and monkfish, and cold egg lime soup as well.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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