anglerfish meaning

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anglerfish (noun): fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

Definition of anglerfish

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

    Synonyms: goosefish, angler, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus

    Type of: spiny-finned fish

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in SH · 10-letter words

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