frogfish

3 definitions found

frogfish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Frogfish \Frog"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) See Angler, n., 2.
     (b) An oceanic fish of the genus Antennarius or
         Pterophrynoides; -- called also mousefish and toadfish.
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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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frogfish - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  frogfish
      n 1: fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout