[ang-gler-fish] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | angler (defs. 3, 4). |
[ang-gler] | 1. | a person who fishes with a hook and line. |
| 2. | a person who gets or tries to get something through scheming. |
| 3. | Also called allmouth, anglerfish, goosefish, lotte, monkfish. any large pediculate fish of the family Lophiidae, esp. Lophius americanus, found along the Atlantic coast of America, having an immense mouth and a large, depressed head to which is attached a wormlike filament for luring prey. |
| 4. | Also called anglerfish. any of various related fishes of the order Lophiiformes. |
| an·gler·fish (āng'glər-fĭsh') n. pl. anglerfish or an·gler·fish·es A marine fish of the order Lophiiformes or Pediculati, having a long dorsal fin ray that is suspended over the mouth and that serves as a lure to attract prey. |