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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Lophius Americanus
n : fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached
for luring prey [syn: goosefish, angler, anglerfish,
angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth]