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MONKFISH
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Irregular inflected form: monkfishes
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
Synonyms:
angel shark; angelfish; monkfish; Squatina squatina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("monkfish" is a kind of...):
shark (any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales)
Holonyms ("monkfish" is a member of...):
genus Squatina; Squatina (type genus of the Squatinidae: angel sharks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Synonyms:
allmouth; angler; angler fish; anglerfish; goosefish; Lophius Americanus; lotte; monkfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("monkfish" is a kind of...):
acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)
Meronyms (parts of "monkfish"):
monkfish (flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America)
Holonyms ("monkfish" is a member of...):
family Lophiidae; Lophiidae (large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("monkfish" is a kind of...):
saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Holonyms ("monkfish" is a part of...):
allmouth; angler; angler fish; anglerfish; goosefish; Lophius Americanus; lotte; monkfish (fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey)
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