Monkfish
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Wordset Dictionary
flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- allmouthangel sharkanglerangler fishanglerfishgoosefishlotte
- plural
- Monkfishes
- possessive
- Monkfish's
- pluralpossessive
- Monkfishes'