1. Fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
   "The monkfish uses its lure to attract smaller fish within striking distance";
   - goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus
    
2. Sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
   "The monkfish lay camouflaged on the sandy seafloor";
   - angel shark, angelfish, Squatina squatina
    
3. Flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
   "The chef prepared a monkfish tail wrapped in prosciutto"

Derived forms: monkfishes

Type of: acanthopterygian, saltwater fish, shark, spiny-finned fish

Part of: family Lophiidae, genus Squatina, Lophiidae, Squatina

Encyclopedia: Monkfish