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goose·fish

 (go͞os′fĭsh′)
n. pl. goosefish or goose·fish·es
Any of several edible anglerfishes of the family Lophiidae, such as L. americanus of North American Atlantic waters, having a tapering body with a flattened head and a large mouth. Also called monkfish.
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goosefish

(ˈɡuːsˌfɪʃ)
n, pl -fish or -fishes
(Animals) US another name for monkfish1
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.goosefish - fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring preygoosefish - fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
angler fish, anglerfish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, allmouth, monkfish, angler
family Lophiidae, Lophiidae - large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers
acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
monkfish - flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
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