allmouth

3 definitions found

allmouth - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Allmouth \All"mouth`\, n. (Zool.)
     The angler.
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  Angler \An"gler\, n.
     1. One who angles.
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     2. (Zool.) 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.
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allmouth - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  allmouth
      n 1: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament
           attached for luring prey [syn: goosefish, angler,
           anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte,
           allmouth, Lophius Americanus]