MONKFISH Synonyms
8 hypernyms for monkfish. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MONKFISH
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| allmouth | noun n | |||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||
| angelfish | noun n | |||||
noun • a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus • deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters • sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | ||||||
| angler | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage • a fisherman who uses a hook and line • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||
| anglerfish | noun n | |||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||
| goosefish | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||
| lotte | noun n | |||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||
| angel shark | noun n | |||||
noun • sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | ||||||
| angler fish | noun n | |||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||
| lophius americanus | noun n | |||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||
| squatina squatina | noun n | |||||
noun • sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | ||||||