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monkfish

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mungk′fish′)

Inflections of 'monkfish' (n):

monkfish: npl (Especially as a collective plural—e.g. "Monkfish have broad, flat heads.")

monkfishes: npl (Mainly used to talk about different types—e.g. "Monkfishes include the blackbellied angler and the yellow goosefish.")

monk•fish (mungk′fish′),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish•es.

Fishangler (def. 3).

monk + fish, apparently alluding to its remote sea-bottom habitat 1600–10

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monkfish /ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ/ n ( pl -fish, -fishes)

any of various anglers of the genus Lophius
another name for the angel shark

'monkfish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

angel shark - angler

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