Anglerfish

//ˈæŋɡlɚˌfɪʃ//

Synonyms for "anglerfish" (8 found)

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Noun(2 words)
allmouthangler

Strong matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
angler fish

Related words (4)

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Translations

44 translations across 28 languages.

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Asturian

2 entries
  • pezapu noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • pixín noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Catalan

1 entries
  • rap noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 鮟鱇 /𩽾𩾌 noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Czech

1 entries
  • ďas noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Danish

1 entries
  • tudsefisk noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Dutch

1 entries
  • zeeduivel noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Faroese

1 entries
  • havtaska noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Finnish

2 entries
  • krotti noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • krottikala noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

French

1 entries
  • baudroie noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Galician

2 entries
  • peixe sapo noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • rabada noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

German

2 entries
  • Anglerfisch noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • Seeteufel noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Greek

1 entries
  • μελανόκητος noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • horgászhal noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • ikan pemancing noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • ikan setan laut noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Italian

2 entries
  • diavolo nero noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • melanoceto noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Japanese

2 entries
  • アンコウ noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • 鮟鱇 noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Navajo

1 entries
  • yółeehii noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Norman

1 entries
  • raînotte dé mé noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • breiflabb noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • marulk noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • marulke noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • breiflabb noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • marulk noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Polish

2 entries
  • diabeł morski noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • żabnica noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • peixe-diabo noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • peixe-pescador noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • peixe-sapo noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • tamboril noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Romanian

1 entries
  • pește-viperă noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Russian

1 entries
  • ры́ба-уди́льщик noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Spanish

3 entries
  • pejesapo noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • pescador con caña noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
  • rape noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Swedish

1 entries
  • marulkartad fisk noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Turkish

1 entries
  • fener balığı noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Volapük

1 entries
  • lofiut noun (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)

Sample sentences

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The American Museum of Natural History’s “Creatures of Light” exhibit features jellyfish that glow green, anglerfish whose lantern-like bulbs dangle from their foreheads and luminous glowworms that hang mucus-like strands from cave ceilings to attract and ensnare their prey.

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