goosefish 美洲鮟鱇
goosefishgoosefishes[ noun ]
fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
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Goosefish \Goose"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Angler}.
Angler \An"gler\, n.
1. One who angles.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and
America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with
the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are
said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also
{fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish},
{allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc.