Usually means: Deep-sea fish with bioluminescent lure.
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  1. anglerfish: Merriam-Webster
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  3. anglerfish: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  1. anglerfish: Cook's Thesaurus

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Definitions from Wiktionary (anglerfish)

▸ noun:  Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

Similar:
goosefish, monkfish, angler fish, allmouth, lotte, angler, Lophius americanus, lophiiform, frogfish, devilfish, more...

Opposite:
non-anglerfish, non-fishing species

Phrases:
Humpback anglerfish, more...

Adjectives:
sea, female, male, antennariid, deep, white

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Similar:
goosefish, monkfish, angler fish, allmouth, lotte, angler, Lophius americanus, lophiiform, frogfish, devilfish, more...

Opposite:
non-anglerfish, non-fishing species

Phrases:
Humpback anglerfish, more...

Adjectives:
sea, female, male, antennariid, deep, white



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