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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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}]
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