"monkfish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monkfish [plural], monkfishes [plural]
Etymology: From monk + fish. Etymology templates: {{af|en|monk|fish}} monk + fish Head templates: {{en-noun|~|monkfish|+}} monkfish (countable and uncountable, plural monkfish or monkfishes)
  1. Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Anglerfish, Sharks
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  2. An angel shark, of the genus Squatina. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Sharks Translations (shark): морски ангел (english: morski angel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 僧鲨 (Chinese Mandarin), merienkeli (Finnish), anglait [feminine] (Irish), bráthair [masculine] (Irish), angelote [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monkfish-en-noun-ccKt6BsK Disambiguation of Sharks: 35 39 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 31 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 29 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 35 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 37 31 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 35 30 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 36 29 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 36 32 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 32 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 32 31 Disambiguation of 'shark': 0 100 0
  3. A sea monk (“folkloric creature”). Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Categories (lifeform): Sharks
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (fish): pixín (Asturian), pezapu (Asturian), риба-въдичар (riba-vǎdičar) (Bulgarian), морски дявол (morski djavol) [masculine] (Bulgarian), rap [masculine] (Catalan), merikrotti (Finnish), lotte [feminine] (French), baudroie [feminine] (French), peixe sapo [masculine] (Galician), rabada [feminine] (Galician), Seeteufel [masculine] (German), Meeresteufel [masculine] (German), ördöghal (Hungarian), láimhíneach [masculine] (Irish), coda di rospo [feminine] (Italian), 아귀 (agwi) (Korean), kourepoua (Maori), moamoa (Maori), mouaine [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), żabnica [feminine] (Polish), tamboril [masculine] (Portuguese), грдобина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), grdobina [Latin, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), rape [masculine] (Spanish), marulk (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'fish': 0 0 0

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      "word": "anglait"
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      "code": "ga",
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