English Explanatory Dictionary

monkfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
  2. An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.
  3. A sea monk (“folkloric creature”).

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌŋk.fɪʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-monkfish.wav

Word forms

monkfish monkfishes

Etymology

From monk + fish.

Translations

Asturian: pixín Asturian: pezapu Bulgarian: риба-въдичар Bulgarian: морски дявол Catalan: rap Finnish: merikrotti French: lotte French: baudroie Galician: peixe sapo Galician: rabada German: Seeteufel German: Meeresteufel Hungarian: ördöghal Irish: láimhíneach Italian: coda di rospo Korean: 아귀 Māori: kourepoua Māori: moamoa Norman: mouaine Polish: żabnica Portuguese: tamboril Serbo-Croatian: грдобина Serbo-Croatian: grdobina Spanish: rape Swedish: marulk
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