"frogfish" meaning in English

See frogfish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: frogfish [plural], frogfishes [plural], frog fish [alternative], frog-fish [alternative]
Etymology: From frog + fish. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|frog|fish}} frog + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|~|*|+}} frogfish (countable and uncountable, plural frogfish or frogfishes)
  1. (now uncommon) Any fish of the genus Lophius. Tags: countable, uncommon, uncountable Synonyms (fish of genus Lophius): fishing frog, monkfish, sea devil, sea frog, toadfish
    Sense id: en-frogfish-en-noun-LYfB6KYX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anglerfish, Fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 27 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 26 30 Disambiguation of Anglerfish: 36 44 19 Disambiguation of Fish: 53 2 45 Disambiguation of 'fish of genus Lophius': 76 2 22
  2. Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (fish of family Antennariidae): antennariid
    Sense id: en-frogfish-en-noun-qpTCjGwA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Anglerfish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Anglerfish: 36 44 19 Disambiguation of 'fish of family Antennariidae': 32 43 25
  3. Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (fish of family Batrachoididae): batrachoidid, toadfish
    Sense id: en-frogfish-en-noun-KxiHvjv9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Anglerfish, Fish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 29 32 Disambiguation of Anglerfish: 36 44 19 Disambiguation of Fish: 53 2 45 Disambiguation of 'fish of family Batrachoididae': 35 4 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: psychedelic frogfish Related terms: toadfish

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "psychedelic frogfish"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frog",
        "3": "fish"
      },
      "expansion": "frog + fish",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From frog + fish.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "frogfish",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frogfishes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frog fish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frog-fish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~",
        "2": "*",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "frogfish (countable and uncountable, plural frogfish or frogfishes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "toadfish"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 29 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 27 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 26 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 44 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Anglerfish",
          "orig": "en:Anglerfish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 2 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "en:Fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any fish of the genus Lophius."
      ],
      "id": "en-frogfish-en-noun-LYfB6KYX",
      "links": [
        [
          "Lophius",
          "Lophius#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now uncommon) Any fish of the genus Lophius."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "76 2 22",
          "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
          "word": "fishing frog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 2 22",
          "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
          "word": "monkfish"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 2 22",
          "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
          "word": "sea devil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 2 22",
          "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
          "word": "sea frog"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 2 22",
          "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
          "word": "toadfish"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncommon",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 29 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 44 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Anglerfish",
          "orig": "en:Anglerfish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure."
      ],
      "id": "en-frogfish-en-noun-qpTCjGwA",
      "links": [
        [
          "benthic",
          "benthic"
        ],
        [
          "anglerfish",
          "anglerfish"
        ],
        [
          "lure",
          "lure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "32 43 25",
          "sense": "fish of family Antennariidae",
          "word": "antennariid"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 29 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 44 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Anglerfish",
          "orig": "en:Anglerfish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "53 2 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "en:Fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "2016 October 22, Frogfish turns ghostly white to match a bleached coral, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 15,\nWarty frogfish are sedentary seafloor dwellers that can change colour over a few weeks. […] Since the warm waters off the Maldives abound in vibrantly coloured corals, the frogfish there typically sport matching orange or pinkish hues, says Gabriel Grimsditch of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Maldives in Malé."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance."
      ],
      "id": "en-frogfish-en-noun-KxiHvjv9",
      "links": [
        [
          "ray-finned",
          "ray-finned"
        ],
        [
          "Batrachoididae",
          "Batrachoididae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Batrachoidiformes",
          "Batrachoidiformes"
        ],
        [
          "ambush",
          "ambush"
        ],
        [
          "predator",
          "predator"
        ],
        [
          "toad",
          "toad"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "35 4 60",
          "sense": "fish of family Batrachoididae",
          "word": "batrachoidid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "35 4 60",
          "sense": "fish of family Batrachoididae",
          "word": "toadfish"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "frogfish"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English indeclinable nouns",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "en:Anglerfish",
    "en:Fish"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "psychedelic frogfish"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "frog",
        "3": "fish"
      },
      "expansion": "frog + fish",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From frog + fish.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "frogfish",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frogfishes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frog fish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "frog-fish",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~",
        "2": "*",
        "3": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "frogfish (countable and uncountable, plural frogfish or frogfishes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "toadfish"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with uncommon senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any fish of the genus Lophius."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Lophius",
          "Lophius#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now uncommon) Any fish of the genus Lophius."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncommon",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (family)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "benthic",
          "benthic"
        ],
        [
          "anglerfish",
          "anglerfish"
        ],
        [
          "lure",
          "lure"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "2016 October 22, Frogfish turns ghostly white to match a bleached coral, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 15,\nWarty frogfish are sedentary seafloor dwellers that can change colour over a few weeks. […] Since the warm waters off the Maldives abound in vibrantly coloured corals, the frogfish there typically sport matching orange or pinkish hues, says Gabriel Grimsditch of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Maldives in Malé."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ray-finned",
          "ray-finned"
        ],
        [
          "Batrachoididae",
          "Batrachoididae#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Batrachoidiformes",
          "Batrachoidiformes"
        ],
        [
          "ambush",
          "ambush"
        ],
        [
          "predator",
          "predator"
        ],
        [
          "toad",
          "toad"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
      "word": "fishing frog"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
      "word": "monkfish"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
      "word": "sea devil"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
      "word": "sea frog"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fish of genus Lophius",
      "word": "toadfish"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fish of family Antennariidae",
      "word": "antennariid"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fish of family Batrachoididae",
      "word": "batrachoidid"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fish of family Batrachoididae",
      "word": "toadfish"
    }
  ],
  "word": "frogfish"
}

Download raw JSONL data for frogfish meaning in English (2.9kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-06-01 using wiktextract (e79dea5 and 7f4db16). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.