FROGFISH (frogfishes)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: frogfishes   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does frogfish mean? 

• FROGFISH (noun)
  The noun FROGFISH has 1 sense:

1. fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout

  Familiarity information: FROGFISH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FROGFISH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("frogfish" is a kind of...):

acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)

Holonyms ("frogfish" is a member of...):

Antennariidae; family Antennariidae (frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers)