frogfish

frog·fish

(frôg′fĭsh′, frŏg′-)

n. pl. frogfish or frog·fish·es

Any of various bottom-dwelling fishes of the family Antennariidae, characteristically having a prickly or warty globose body, grasping pectoral fins, and a modified dorsal fin spine that serves as a lure.

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frogfish

(ˈfrɒɡˌfɪʃ)

n, pl -fish or -fishes

(Animals) any angler (fish) of the family Antennariidae, in which the body is covered with fleshy processes, including a fleshy lure on top of the head

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frog•fish

(ˈfrɒgˌfɪʃ, ˈfrɔg-)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es.

1. any tropical marine fish of the family Antennariidae, having a wide froglike mouth.

2. angler (def. 3).

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frogfish - fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout

Antennariidae, family Antennariidae - frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers

acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays

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