FROGFISH

frogfish

(noun) fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

frogfish (plural frogfishes or frogfish)

Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.

Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance.

(archaic) Any fish of genus Lophius.

Synonyms

• (fish of family Antennariidae): antennariid

• (fish of family Batrachoididae): batrachoidid, toadfish

Source: Wiktionary


Frog"fish`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) See Angler, n., 2. (b) An oceanic fish of the genus Antennarius or Pterophrynoides; -- called also mousefish and toadfish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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