angler fish ang·ler·fish uncommon noun 1. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey Synonymsgoosefishangleranglerfishangler fishmonkfishlotteallmouthLophius Americanus Related words Word family angle Broader terms spiny-finned fish Parts Lophiidae Part of monkfish WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
