different between frogfish vs froggish
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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froggish
English
Etymology
frog +? -ish.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: frog?gish
Adjective
froggish (comparative more froggish, superlative most froggish)
- Resembling or characteristic of a frog.
- Inclined to fight.
- 2002, Eminem, "When the Music Stops":
- Fuck with me now, bitch; let's see you freestyle!
Talk is cheap, motherfucker, if you really feelin' froggish, leap.
- Fuck with me now, bitch; let's see you freestyle!
- 2002, Eminem, "When the Music Stops":
- Aggressive.
- 1954, Ike Turner with Brother Bell, "If You Feel Froggish":
- Well if you feel froggish
And you wanna hop my gal
Please don't be no fool
'Cause I took you for my pal.
- Well if you feel froggish
- 1954, Ike Turner with Brother Bell, "If You Feel Froggish":
Synonyms
- froggy
- froglike
- frogly
- ranine
See also
- anuran
- batrachian
- salientian
- toadish
- toadlike
- toadly
- toady
References
- froggish at OneLook Dictionary Search
froggish From the web:
- what does priggish mean
- what does feeling froggish mean
- definition priggish
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