anglerfish

[ang-gler-fish]

an·gler·fish

[ang-gler-fish]
noun, plural (especially collectively) an·gler·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) an·gler·fish·es.
angler (defs. 3, 4).

Origin:
1645–55; angler + fish
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Anglerfish is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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anglerfish

noun
fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey [syn: goosefish
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