Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ/ · noun
Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey..
Use anglerfish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Anglerfish means Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey..
Common synonyms include angler, monkfish, lotte, goosefish.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use anglerfish where its definition matches the intended context.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.