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Noun: allmouth  'ol,mawth
  1. Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
    "The allmouth uses its lure to attract smaller fish within striking distance";
    - goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, Lophius Americanus

Derived forms: allmouths

Type of: acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish

Part of: family Lophiidae, Lophiidae

Encyclopedia: Allmouth