Found 2 items, similar to monkfish.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: monkfish 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)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: monkfish Angler \An"gler\, n. 1. One who angles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc. [1913 Webster]