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单词 monkfish
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monkfish

[ muhngk-fish ]
/ ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) monk·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) monk·fish·es.

angler (def. 3).

Origin of monkfish

1600–10; monk + fish, apparently alluding to its remote sea-bottom habitat

Words nearby monkfish

monkey suit, monkey's wedding, monkey tail, monkey tricks, monkey wrench, monkfish, Mon-Khmer, monkhood, monkish, monks, monk's cloth
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Example sentences from the Web for monkfish

  • We caught also a monkfish, of which I brought home the picture.

    A Voyage to New Holland|William Dampier

British Dictionary definitions for monkfish

monkfish
/ (ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

Also called (US): goosefish any of various anglers of the genus Lophius
another name for the angel shark
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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