Definition of anglerfish Anglerfish

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What does anglerfish mean?

Noun
anglerfish - fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
		goosefish, angler, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus
		acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
		family lophiidae, lophiidae large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers

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anglerfish (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.