MONKFISH


Meaning of MONKFISH in English

/mungk"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) monkfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) monkfishes .

angler (def. 3).

[ 1600-10; MONK + FISH, appar. alluding to its remote sea-bottom habitat ]

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