NOUN | animal | Lophiidae, family Lophiidae | large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers |
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Meaning | large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers. | |
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Synonym | family Lophiidae | |
Member of | Pediculati, order Pediculati | anglers and batfishes |
Members | Lophius, genus Lophius | type genus of family Lophiidae |
goosefish, angler, anglerfish, angler fish, monkfish, lotte, allmouth, Lophius Americanus | fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | |
Broader | fish family | Any of various families of fish |
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