Hypertext Webster Gateway: "goosefish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Angler \An"gler\, n.
1. One who angles.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and
America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with
the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are
said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also
{fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish},
{allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Goosefish \Goose"fish`\, n. (Z["o]ll.)
See {Angler}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
goosefish
n : fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached
for luring prey [syn: {angler}, {anglerfish}, {angler
fish}, {monkfish}, {lotte}, {allmouth}, {Lophius
Americanus}]
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