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Synonyms for monkfish

  • noun

Most common

sea devil sea frog frog fish fishing frog lotte angler fish angel fish

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Sea frog — any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic…

frog fish, sea frog, fishing frog, sea devil, toadfish

2. Angler fish

angler fish, angler, lotte, goosefish, allmouth

3. Angel shark

angel fish, angel shark

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.

  2. n. 2

    An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.

  3. n. 3

    A sea monk (“folkloric creature”).

Forms

Plural
monkfishes → toadfishes, anglers, lottes, goosefishes…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
monkfishrising
lottefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
lotte1
6 letters
angler2
8 letters
toadfish, allmouth
9 letters
goosefish2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (angler2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
baudroie
Italiano
rana pescatrice