Definition of monkfish

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • monkfish is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 20
  • monkfish is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 20
  • monkfish is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of monkfish


  • sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. angel shark
    2. angelfish
    3. squatina squatina
  • fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. allmouth
    2. angler
    3. angler fish
    4. anglerfish
    5. goosefish
    6. lophius americanus
    7. lotte
  • flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America (noun)

See definition of monkfish in Merriam Webster