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Noun(1) fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

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(1) An anglerfish depends on its prey being fooled by its camouflage and by the fleshy lure into which the first ray of its dorsal fin has been modified.(2) The North Sea is not the greatest place for fish but on any dive you are likely to see pollack, coalfish, ballan wrasse, anglerfish , topknots and ling.(3) At Bangka we found abundant pygmy seahorses, cuttlefish, sponges hiding huge frogfish, and a painted anglerfish slowly flicking her lure in hopes of attracting an unwary meal.(4) The prey, often of almost equal size to the anglerfish, fit neatly into the anglerfish 's expandable stomachs, Drazen said.(5) A U.S. scientist says this male anglerfish found in the Philippines is the smallest fish in the world.
Related Words
(1) anglerfish
(2) fish
(3) angler
Synonyms
Noun
1. goosefish
2. allmouth
3. angler fish
4. angler
5. monkfish


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