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Word entry · 8 letters

monkfish

Best crossword clue

"Angler's catch"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈmʌŋk.fɪʃ/Part of speech nounSorted fhikmnosStarts with MEnds with H1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do

Word origin

From monk + fish.

Used in a sentence

  • I’ve had the good luck to cook monkfish on both sides of the Atlantic. The European monkfish is Lophius piscatorius, while our western Atlantic brand is Lophius americanus.

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