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How to pronounce monkfish in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms angel shark, angelfish, squatina squatina
Type of shark
Type Words
Synonyms allmouth, angler, angler fish, anglerfish, goosefish, lophius americanus, lotte
Type of acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish
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Type of saltwater fish

Examples of monkfish

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More interesting is a monkfish and shrimp sausage, a dish with a sense of humor.
From the boston.com
If you put monkfish on the menu five years ago, it would have been a hard sell.
From the denverpost.com
Seafood lovers will thrill at the fresh oysters, crayfish, turbot and monkfish.
From the guardian.co.uk
This year, each team must work with Scottish monkfish and Scottish saddle of lamb.
From the online.wsj.com
The roasted monkfish was the dish that best showcased the talents of the chef.
From the post-gazette.com
Add the squid and monkfish to the pan, poach for five to six minutes, then remove.
From the guardian.co.uk
Monkfish, halibut and lobster all make appearances on the seafood-heavy menu.
From the guardian.co.uk
Enjoy shrimp, squid, crabs, mussels, mackerel, and monkfish fresh out of the water.
From the theatlantic.com
Her chef recalled that she liked sole and haddock, but wasn't crazy about monkfish.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
  • Goosefish: fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
  • Angel shark: sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
  • Monkfish (or Headfish) is the English name of a number of types of fish in the northwest Atlantic, most notably the species of the anglerfish genus Lophius and the angelshark genus Squatina. The term is also occasionally used for a European sea monster more often called a sea monk.
  • This large low-fat, firm-textured salt-water fish has a mild, sweet flavor similar to lobster. Sometimes referred to as "poor man's lobster." Also called "Angler," "Lotte," "Belly-Fish," "frogfish," "Sea Devil," and "Goosefish."