GOOSEFISH

goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

goosefish (plural goosefishes or goosefish)

An anglerfish of the family Lophiidae.

Source: Wiktionary


Goose"fish`, n. (Zöll.)

Definition: See Angler.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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