lophius piscatorius

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lophius piscatorius - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Monkfish \Monk"fish\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) The angel fish (Squatina).
     (b) The angler (Lophius), esp. the goosefishes Lophius   Americanus
          in America and Lophius piscatorius in
         Europe, used for food. --[MW10]
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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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