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ˈmonk-fish
[f. monk n.1 Cf. Ger. mönch.]
1. The Angel-fish, Squatina angelus.
1610J. Guillim Heraldry iii. xxvi. (1611) 183 To these must be added Mantegres, Satyrs, Monk-fishes. 1672J. Josselyn New Eng. Rarities 96 Munk Fish, a flat Fish like scate, having a hood like a Fryers Cowl. 1769Hewson in Phil. Trans. LIX. 205, I next went to Brighthelmstone, where I found kingston, or monk-fish, a species of skate. 1836Yarrell Brit. Fishes II. 407 The Angel-fish..is also called Monk-fish, because its rounded head looks as if enveloped in a monk's hood. 1883Fisheries Exhib. Catal. (ed. 4) 108 Monk Fish or Angel Shark, caught at Lynn, Norfolk.
2. The Angler, Lophius piscatorius.
1666Merrett Pinax 186 Rana piscatrix, the Monk, Toad, Nass, or Devil fish. 1880–4Day Fishes Gt. Brit. I. 74. 1884 [see molligut]. |