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English noun: monkfish | |||
| 1. | monkfish (food) flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | saltwater fish | ||
| Part meronym | allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish | ||
| 2. | monkfish (animal) fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | ||
| Synonyms | allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish | ||
| Part holonym | monkfish | ||
| Member meronym | family Lophiidae, Lophiidae | ||
| 3. | monkfish (animal) sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do | ||
| Synonyms | angel shark, angelfish, Squatina squatina | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shark | ||
| Member meronym | genus Squatina, Squatina | ||
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