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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 monk·fish /ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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)]