Anglerfish Moderate

Anglerfish has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

goosefish angler anglerfish angler fish monkfish lotte allmouth Lophius Americanus

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which hve an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

See Also

esca anglerfishes lophiid batfish wide gab footballfish sea toad handfish

Related Terms

esca anglerfishes lophiid batfish wide gab footballfish sea toad handfish myctophid monkfish illicium lanternfish goosefish ceratioid lophiiform frogfish lophiiformes dreamer

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

spiny-finned fish

Rhyming Words

ish hish lish tish mish eish rish nish dish bish pish fish kish aish wish gish irish ajish ilish swish

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