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frogfish
English
Etymology
From frog +? fish.
Noun
frogfish (plural frogfishes or frogfish)
- Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.
- Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance.
- 2016 October 22, Frogfish turns ghostly white to match a bleached coral, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 15,
- Warty frogfish are sedentary seafloor dwellers that can change colour over a few weeks. […] Since the warm waters off the Maldives abound in vibrantly coloured corals, the frogfish there typically sport matching orange or pinkish hues, says Gabriel Grimsditch of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Maldives in Malé.
- 2016 October 22, Frogfish turns ghostly white to match a bleached coral, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 15,
- (archaic) Any fish of genus Lophius.
Synonyms
- (fish of family Antennariidae): antennariid
- (fish of family Batrachoididae): batrachoidid, toadfish
See also
- toadfish
Further reading
- frogfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- frogfish at OneLook Dictionary Search
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angler
English
Etymology
From Middle English angler, angleer, angeler, equivalent to angle +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æ?.?l?(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æ?.?l?/
Noun
angler (plural anglers)
- A person who fishes with a hook and line.
- A throng of anglers lined the trout stream on opening day of trout season.
- An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
- The angler lured a smaller fish into reach with the appendage on its head.
- Someone who tries to work an angle; a person who schemes or has an ulterior motive.
- Jonas was a consummate angler when it came the company's leave policy; he had it figured so he only needed to work six months out of the year.
- (archaic, Britain, thieves' cant) A thief who uses a hooked stick to steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, etc.
Synonyms
- (person who fishes with hook and line): fisher, fisherman
- (angler fish): anglerfish, frogfish
- (someone with a scheme or ulterior motive): conniver, grifter, schemer, swindler
- (thief): hooker, nuthook
Related terms
- angling
Translations
References
- angler in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- 1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue, available from Project Gutenberg [2]
- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) , “angler”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, OCLC 882571771, page 39
- Farmer, John Stephen (1890) Slang and Its Analogues?[3], volume 1, pages 54–55
Anagrams
- Langer, Nagler, Nergal, Rangel, erlang, gen'ral, langer, largen, rangle, regnal
French
Etymology
From angle +? -er.
Verb
angler
- to angle
Conjugation
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