Monkfish - Definition

monkfish

n 1: flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters
of North America
2: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached
for luring prey [syn: goosefish, angler, anglerfish,
angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius
Americanus]
3: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but
that swim the way sharks do [syn: angel shark, angelfish,
Squatina squatina, monkfish]

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