monkfish
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views updated May 18 2018monk·fish / ˈməngkˌfish/ •
n. (pl. same or -fishes) a bottom-dwelling anglerfish (Lophius piscatorius, family Lophiidae) of European waters. ∎ another term for goosefish, esp. when referring to the fish as food.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
Lophius americanus
oxford
views updated Jun 08 2018Lophius americanus (goosefish) See
LOPHIIDAE.
A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY
monkfish
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views updated Jun 27 2018monkfish A white
fish,
Lophius piscatorius.
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER
monkfish
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views updated May 23 2018monkfish See
SQUATINIDAE.
A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY