From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Goosefish \Goose"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
See Angler.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Angler \An"gler\, n.
1. One who angles.
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2. (Zool.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and
America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with
the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are
said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also
fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish,
allmouth, monkfish, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
goosefish
n 1: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament
attached for luring prey [syn: goosefish, angler,
anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte,
allmouth, Lophius Americanus]