monkfish

[ muhngk-fish ]
/ ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) monk·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) monk·fish·es.

Origin of monkfish

1600–10; monk + fish, apparently alluding to its remote sea-bottom habitat

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British Dictionary definitions for monkfish

monkfish
/ (ˈmʌŋkˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

Also called (US): goosefish any of various anglers of the genus Lophius
another name for the angel shark