monk·fish /ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ/
Monk·fish n. Zool. (a) The angel fish (Squatina). (b) The angler (Lophius), esp. the goosefishes Lophius Americanus in America and Lophius piscatorius in Europe, used for food. --[MW10]
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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, 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]
[also: monkfishes (pl)]