MONKFISH Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word monkfish. (close relations)
Definition of MONKFISH
Best Alternative Words for MONKFISH
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allmouth | nounn | |||||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||||
angelfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus • deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters • sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | ||||||||
angler | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a scheming person; someone who schemes to gain an advantage • a fisherman who uses a hook and line • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||||
anglerfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||||
goosefish | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||||
lotte | nounn | |||||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||||
angel shark | nounn | |||||||
noun • sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | ||||||||
angler fish | nounn | |||||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||||
lophius americanus | nounn | |||||||
noun • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||||||||
squatina squatina | nounn | |||||||
noun • sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do |