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[あん()·こう()]
ankou
noun

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ankou
ankou

English Meaning(s) for 鮟鱇

noun
  1. goosefish (any fish of family Lophiidae); monkfish; sea devil
  2. fool
  3. curved gutter

Definition and Synonyms for 鮟鱇

Monkfish sharks with broad flat bodies and winglike pectoral fins but that swim the way sharks do
Synonyms: あんこ, あんこう
Monkfish fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Synonyms: あんこ, あんこう, ちょうちんあんこう
Monkfish flesh of a large-headed anglerfish of the Atlantic waters of North America
Synonyms: あんこ, あんこう

Meanings for each kanji in 鮟鱇

» angler-fish
» anglerfish

Categories 鮟鱇 is a member of

Shark any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
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Saltwater Fish flesh of fish from the sea used as food
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Acanthopterygian a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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