Associations to the word «Monkfish»

MONKFISH, noun. Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.

MONKFISH, noun. Angel sharks of the genus Squatina.

MONKFISH, noun. Flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America.

MONKFISH, noun. Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

MONKFISH, noun. Sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do.