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Definition of Anglerfish

1. Noun. Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.

Definition of Anglerfish

1. Noun. Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes. These fish use an outgrowth that can be wiggled so as to resemble a prey animal to lure and catch their prey. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anglerfish

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anglerfish

Literary usage of Anglerfish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. OECD Environmental Performance Reviews by OECD Staff, OECD., Oecd (2005)
"Most species sought by the French fleet are among those classified as overfished (cod, saithe, anglerfish, sole, langoustine, mackerel), though French ..."

2. Home Cooking in the Global Village: Caribbean Food from Buccaneers to by Richard R. Wilk (2006)
"Fish sellers continue to rename fish in order to get people to eat the unfamiliar: so spotted dogfish becomes "rock salmon" and hideous anglerfish become ..."

3. Using Market Mechanisms to Manage Fisheries: Smoothing the Path by Bertrand Le Gallic (2006)
"The main catches in volume and value are hake, megrim, anglerfish and horse mackerel. Annex Table 8.A5 presents total catches in tonnes for 1999. ..."

4. Mrs. Norton's Cook-book: Selecting, Cooking, and Serving for the Home Table by Jeanette Young Norton (1917)
"This is the goosefish, monkfish, anglerfish, or devilfish, the last name being best known, perhaps, in America. It is said on the best authority that the ..."

5. Review of Fisheries in OECD Countries: Policies and Summary Statistics by SourceOECD (Online service) (2005)
"The EU has accordingly proposed a recovery plan for hake and Norway lobster, which will also benefit anglerfish; the aim is to reduce fishing effort and ..."

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