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monkfish

/ˈmʌŋk.fɪʃ/

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: any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the...
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Noun

monkfish (countable and uncountable, plural monkfish or monkfishes)

  1. Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
    • I’ve had the good luck to cook monkfish on both sides of the Atlantic. The European monkfish is Lophius piscatorius, while our western Atlantic brand is Lophius americanus.2008 October 9, Mark Bittman, “Roasting Monkfish”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2022
  2. An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.
  3. A sea monk (“folkloric creature”).
    • [The] monkfish is preceded by the “monstre Leonin” and followed by the “monstre marinen habit d'Evesque” (de Monstro Leonino and de pisce Episcopi habitu respectively). The creature represented in these works is a hybrid: his round and tonsured ...2017, Itineraries in French Renaissance Literature: Essays (Jeff Persels, Kendall Tarte, George Hoffmann), page 382

monkfish meaning in Tamil

monkfish in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of monkfish

All synonyms of monkfish

Forms of monkfish

pluralmonkfish
pluralmonkfishes

Plural of monkfish: monkfish or monkfishes

Origin of monkfish

From monk + fish.

Questions about monkfish

What does monkfish mean?
Monkfish means any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
What is monkfish in Tamil?
Monkfish in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Monkfish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monkfish?
Monkfish is a noun.
How do you pronounce monkfish?
Monkfish is pronounced /ˈmʌŋk.fɪʃ/.
What is the plural of monkfish?
The plural of monkfish is monkfish.

Words near monkfish in the dictionary

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  4. monkeywrenches
  5. monkeywrenching
  6. monkfish
  7. monkfishes
  8. monkfruit
  9. monkfruits
  10. Monkhide
  11. Monkhill

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