MONKFISH

MONKFISH Monk "fish, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) The angel fish (Squatina ). (b ) The angler (Lophius ).

monkfish

monk fish |ˈməNGkˌfiSH ˈməŋkˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or monkfishes ) a bottom-dwelling anglerfish of European waters. [Lophius piscatorius, family Lophiidae. ] • this fish as food. • another term for goosefish, esp. when referring to the fish as food.

monkfish

monk |fish |ˈmʌŋkfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or monkfishes ) 1 a bottom-dwelling anglerfish of European waters. ●Lophius piscatorius, family Lophiidae. 2 see angel shark. 3 [ mass noun ] the monkfish or angel shark as food. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from monk and fish 1 (from the supposed resemblance of the head of the fish to that of a cowled monk ).