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anglerfish

DEFINITIONS OF: anglerfish

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n fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

Synonyms:
Lophius Americanus, allmouth, angler, angler fish, goosefish, lotte, monkfish
Type of:
acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish
a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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