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frog-fish

frog-fish is the alternative form of frogfish.

Meaning of frogfish

Noun

frogfish (countable and uncountable, plural frogfish or frogfishes)

  1. (uncommon) Any fish of the genus Lophius.
  2. Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.
    Synonyms:
    antennariid
  3. Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance.
    • Warty frogfish are sedentary seafloor dwellers that can change colour over a few weeks. […] Since the warm waters off the Maldives abound in vibrantly coloured corals, the frogfish there typically sport matching orange or pinkish hues, says Gabriel Grimsditch of the International Union for...2016 October 22, Frogfish turns ghostly white to match a bleached coral, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 15

Forms of frog-fish

pluralfrog-fishes
pluralfrog-fish

Questions about frog-fish

What is frog-fish the alternative form of?
Frog-fish is the alternative form of frogfish.

Words near frog-fish in the dictionary

  1. frog-butts
  2. frog-eater
  3. frog-eaters
  4. frog-eye salad
  5. frog-eyed
  6. frog-fish
  7. frog-fishes
  8. frog-legged beetle
  9. frog-legged beetles
  10. frog-like
  11. frog-march

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