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Definition of Goosefish
1. Noun. Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey.
Group relationships: Family Lophiidae, Lophiidae
Generic synonyms: Acanthopterygian, Spiny-finned Fish
Terms within: Monkfish
Derivative terms: Angle
Definition of Goosefish
1. n. See Angler.
Definition of Goosefish
1. Noun. anglerfish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goosefish
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Medical Definition of Goosefish
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Goosefish
Literary usage of Goosefish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1907)
"A fisherman told Mr. Goode that "he once saw a struggle in the water, and found
that a goosefish had swallowed the head and neck of a large loon, ..."
2. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1992)
"It is the habit of the goosefish to lie partially buried on the ocean floor waiting
... The sight of a goosefish is enough to startle even a seasoned diver, ..."
3. Mrs. Norton's Cook-book: Selecting, Cooking, and Serving for the Home Table by Jeanette Young Norton (1917)
"goosefish The people of England and Germany are most appreciative users of a ...
This is the goosefish, monkfish, anglerfish, or devilfish, the last name ..."
4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"Ind Arts M 5:394- 5 S '16 goosefish Unfashionable fish, il Lit Digest 53:65 Jl
8 '16 Gordon, Lady Duff- Portrait. Woman's H С 43:34 S '16 Gordon, ..."
5. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"The black swallower engulfs a fish many times larger than itself (Gill) ; a single
goosefish has been found with seven wild ducks in its stomach ((joode) ..."
6. The Story of the Fishes by George Robert Charles Herbert Pembroke, James Newton Baskett, George Henry Kingsley (1899)
"Youn^of goosefish or haye ^j^ thcm de(Jp Some of these spines grooves in the
flesh, into which they may shut as the blade of a knife into its handle—so that ..."
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