anglerfish

See also: angler fish

English

Humpback anglerfish

Etymology

angler +‎ fish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈæŋɡləˌfɪʃ/
• Hyphenation: ang‧ler‧fish

Noun

anglerfish (countable and uncountable, plural anglerfish or anglerfishes)

1. Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which hve an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

Hypernyms

• fish

Hyponyms

• monkfish
• goosefish
• fishing frog (Lophius piscatorius)
• frog-fish (Lophius piscatorius)
• sea-devil (Lophius piscatorius)

Translations

fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes

• Czech: ďas m
• Danish: tudsefisk c
• Faroese: havtaska f
• Finnish: krotti, krottikala
• French: baudroie (fr) f
• German: Anglerfisch m, Seeteufel (de) m
• Greek: μελανόκητος n (melanókitos)
• Italian: melanoceto m, diavolo nero m
• Japanese: アンコウ, 鮟鱇 (ja), (あんこう, ankō)
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• Navajo: yółeehii
• Norman: raînotte dé mé f
• Polish: diabeł morski m, żabnica (pl) f
• Portuguese: tamboril (pt) m, peixe-diabo m, peixe-sapo (pt) m, peixe-pescador m
• Russian: ры́ба-уди́льщик f (rýba-udílʹščik)
• Spanish: pejesapo m, rape (es) m, pescador con caña
• Swedish: marulkartad fisk c
• Volapük: lofiut

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