"anglerfish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/ [General-American], /ˈæŋɡləˌfɪʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anglerfish.wav [Southern-England] Forms: anglerfish [plural], anglerfishes [plural], angler fish [alternative], angler-fish [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English angler Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English anglerfish From angler + fish. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|angler|fish|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English angler Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English anglerfish [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*fiskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*fisk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "fisċ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "fisch", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "anglerfish", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="anglerfish"> From angler + fish. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|*|+}} anglerfish (countable and uncountable, plural anglerfish or anglerfishes)
  1. Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey. Tags: countable, uncountable Hyponyms: fishing frog (taxonomic: Lophius spp.), frogfish (taxonomic: Lophius spp.), goosefish (taxonomic: Lophiidae spp.), monkfish (taxonomic: Lophius spp.), sea devil (taxonomic: Lophius spp.), sea frog (taxonomic: Lophius spp.), toadfish (taxonomic: Lophius spp.) Derived forms: hairy anglerfish (taxonomic: Caulophrynidae spp.), humpback anglerfish, spinycoat anglerfish Translations (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes): pixín (Asturian), pezapu (Asturian), rap [masculine] (Catalan), 鮟鱇 /𩽾𩾌 (ānkāng) (Chinese Mandarin), ďas [masculine] (Czech), tudsefisk [common-gender] (Danish), zeeduivel [masculine] (Dutch), havtaska [feminine] (Faroese), krotti (Finnish), krottikala (Finnish), baudroie [feminine] (French), peixe sapo [masculine] (Galician), rabada [feminine] (Galician), Seeteufel [masculine] (German), Anglerfisch [masculine] (German), μελανόκητος (melanókitos) [neuter] (Greek), horgászhal (Hungarian), ikan pemancing (Indonesian), ikan setan laut (Indonesian), melanoceto [masculine] (Italian), diavolo nero [masculine] (Italian), アンコウ (Japanese), 鮟鱇 (ankō) (alt: あんこう) (Japanese), јадичарка (jadičarka) [feminine] (Macedonian), yółeehii (Navajo), raînotte dé mé [feminine] (Norman), breiflabb [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), marulke [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), marulk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), marulk [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), breiflabb [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), diabeł morski [masculine] (Polish), żabnica [feminine] (Polish), tamboril [masculine] (Portuguese), peixe-diabo [masculine] (Portuguese), peixe-sapo [masculine] (Portuguese), peixe-pescador [masculine] (Portuguese), pește-viperă [masculine] (Romanian), ры́ба-уди́льщик (rýba-udílʹščik) [feminine] (Russian), pejesapo [masculine] (Spanish), rape [masculine] (Spanish), pescador con caña [masculine] (Spanish), marulkartad fisk [common-gender] (Swedish), fener balığı (Turkish), lofiut (Volapük)

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          "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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          "word": "baudroie"
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          "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "peixe sapo"
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          "lang": "Galician",
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          "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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          "word": "rabada"
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          "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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          "word": "Seeteufel"
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          "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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          "roman": "melanókitos",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "word": "pixín"
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      "word": "pezapu"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "word": "鮟鱇 /𩽾𩾌"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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      "word": "tudsefisk"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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      "word": "zeeduivel"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "havtaska"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "word": "krotti"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "word": "krottikala"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "baudroie"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "peixe sapo"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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      "word": "rabada"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Seeteufel"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Anglerfisch"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "roman": "melanókitos",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "word": "horgászhal"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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      "word": "diavolo nero"
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      "word": "アンコウ"
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      "word": "鮟鱇"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "word": "yółeehii"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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      "word": "raînotte dé mé"
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      "word": "breiflabb"
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      "word": "marulk"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
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      "word": "marulk"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "diabeł morski"
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "żabnica"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tamboril"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "peixe-diabo"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "peixe-sapo"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "peixe-pescador"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pește-viperă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "rýba-udílʹščik",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ры́ба-уди́льщик"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pejesapo"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rape"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "pescador con caña"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "marulkartad fisk"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "word": "fener balığı"
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      "code": "vo",
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      "sense": "fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes",
      "word": "lofiut"
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  "word": "anglerfish"
}

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