Dictionary

anglerfish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæŋɡləˌfɪʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English angler Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English anglerfish From angler + fish.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

Forms

Deriveds

spinycoat anglerfish · hairy anglerfish · humpback anglerfish

Hyponyms

sea devil · fishing frog · frogfish · goosefish · toadfish · sea frog · monkfish

Translations (45)

fo havtaska (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · pt tamboril (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · cmn 鮟鱇 /𩽾𩾌 (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · fi krottikala (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · pt peixe-diabo (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · nb marulk (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · tr fener balığı (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · de Seeteufel (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · gl peixe sapo (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · ja アンコウ (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · pl diabeł morski (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · nb marulke (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · es rape (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · ja 鮟鱇 (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · fr baudroie (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · fi krotti (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · hu horgászhal (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · mk јадичарка (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · nn marulk (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · de Anglerfisch (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · id ikan pemancing (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · it melanoceto (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · da tudsefisk (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · es pescador con caña (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · nb breiflabb (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · nl zeeduivel (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · ru ры́ба-уди́льщик (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · es pejesapo (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · nv yółeehii (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · sv marulkartad fisk (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · nrf raînotte dé mé (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · it diavolo nero (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · pl żabnica (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · pt peixe-sapo (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · el μελανόκητος (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · pt peixe-pescador (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · ro pește-viperă (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · vo lofiut (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · id ikan setan laut (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · ca rap (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · gl rabada (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · ast pezapu (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · nn breiflabb (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · cs ďas (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes) · ast pixín (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)