monkfishn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌŋkfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈməŋkˌfɪʃ/

Forms: see monk n.¹ and fish n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monk n.¹, fish n.¹

Etymology: < monk n.¹ + fish n.¹, after the supposed resemblance of the head of these fishes to that of a cowled monk; compare monk n.¹ 5. Compare Middle Low German mönikvisch , mönnikvisch , monichvisch , German Mönch . Compare post-classical Latin piscis monachus (c1210 in a British source). Compare angel shark n. at angel n. Compounds 2.

1. A bottom-dwelling angel shark of the genus Squatina, with a somewhat flattened body and broad winglike pectoral fins; esp. S. squatina, of eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.

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the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > [noun] > angel-fish or monk-fish

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shark-ray1836

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sea-angel1891

1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xviii. xcvii. f. 380^v As for the Mermaide,..shapes appere after diuerse formes, that some grose head imagine to be lyke a maide, as the Munke fish [etc.].

1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxvi. 183 To these must be added, Mantegres, Satyrs, Monk-fishes.

1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 96 Munk Fish, a flat Fish like scate, having a hood like a Fryers Cowl.

1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 205 I next went to Brighthelmstone, where I found kingston, or monk-fish, a species of skate.

1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes II. 407 The Angel-fish..is also called Monk-fish, because its rounded head looks as if enveloped in a monk's hood.

1883 Official Catal. Internat. Fisheries Exhib. (ed. 4) 108 Monk Fish or Angel Shark, caught at Lynn, Norfolk.

1936 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 328 The solitary British representative of this family is the Monk Fish, which is so called on account of the resemblance to a cowl on its head.

1985 A. Wheeler World Encycl. Fishes 338/1 Although it has no commercial importance today, and few anglers deliberately fish for it, the monkfish was at one time of value for its tough, denticle covered skin.

a. The anglerfish Lophius piscatorius, a bottom-dwelling fish of European waters with a large head, wide mouth, and small body and tail. Also: the related goosefish, L. americanus, of North American waters.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Lophiiformes (anglers) > [noun] > family Lophiidae > lophius piscatorius (angler)

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anglerfish1854

round robin1880

dragon-

1666 C. Merrett Pinax Rerum Naturalium Britannicarum 186 Rana piscatrix, the Monk, Toad, Nass, or Devil fish.

1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 173 The Goose Fish or Monk Fish Lophius piscatorius... The names of the fish are many;..In Eastern Connecticut [it is called] ‘Molligut’.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 July 12/2 A large monk-fish has been captured at Herne Bay... On being scaled it was found to weigh 38lb.

1911 Rep. Comm. U.S. Bureau Fisheries 1908 310 Goosefish... Local names are ‘angler’, ‘fishing frog’, ‘monkfish’, ‘bellows-fish’, [etc.].

1975 Times 8 Feb. 7/3 The wealth of Galway Bay—sole, monkfish, John Dory.

1993 Canad. Living July 69/3 She delights in leading low-tide beach walks and identifying unusual creatures washed up on shore—such as the monkfish. ‘It's a big fish with a huge mouth and a ferocious set of teeth.’

b. Either of these species of Lophius as an article of food.

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the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Lophiiformes (anglers) > [noun] > family Lophiidae > member of

lophioid1859

monkfish1984

1984 J. Grigson Brit. Cookery 10 John Dory, monkfish and Tamar salmon appear on the best local menus.

1990 Good Housek. (U.K. ed.) May 146/3 I recently ate nouvelle cuisine monkfish washed down with a very palatable California Chardonnay.

1995 Time Out 9 Aug. 39/2 Slices of monkfish wrapped in serrano ham were satisfactory and, like the fillet of lamb, being eaten by a table of continental businessmen.

3. New Zealand. Either of two relatively large fishes of the family Uranoscopidae, found in the coastal waters around New Zealand, esp. Kathetostoma giganteum and (occasionally) Genyagnus monopterygius. Also called stargazer.

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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Trachinoidei > family Uranoscopidae (star-gazers) > member of

stargazer1661

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stone-liftera1884

monkfish1967

1960 R. B. Doogue & J. M. Moreland N.Z. Sea Anglers' Guide 246 Spotted Stargazer... Buries itself by a sideways wriggling movement, leaving only the eyes and upturned mouth exposed... Other names:..catfish, monk, dogfish; kourepoua (Maori).]

1967 J. M. Moreland Marine Fishes N.Z. 20 Spotted Stargazer [Genyagnus monopterygius]... Other names include monkfish, catfish, dogfish, and flathead.

1986 L. J. Paul N.Z. Fishes 118 The name monkfish is well established for this species in New Zealand, whereas overseas it is used for similarly shaped but unrelated anglerfishes.

1993 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 10 Feb. 52 (advt.) Export Quality Boneless Monkfish (Deep Sea Cod) Fillets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monkfish
释义	monkfishn. Brit. /ˈmʌŋkfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈməŋkˌfɪʃ/ Forms: see monk n.¹ and fish n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monk n.¹, fish n.¹ Etymology: < monk n.¹ + fish n.¹, after the supposed resemblance of the head of these fishes to that of a cowled monk; compare monk n.¹ 5. Compare Middle Low German mönikvisch , mönnikvisch , monichvisch , German Mönch . Compare post-classical Latin piscis monachus (c1210 in a British source). Compare angel shark n. at angel n. Compounds 2. 1. A bottom-dwelling angel shark of the genus Squatina, with a somewhat flattened body and broad winglike pectoral fins; esp. S. squatina, of eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > order Pleurotremata > [noun] > angel-fish or monk-fish monkfish1582 sea-monk1611 sea-devil1634 kingston1666 angelfish1668 skate1668 piper1673 mermaid fish1738 fiddle-fish1748 fiddler1750 monk1756 angel shark1776 shark-ray1836 puppy-fish1880 squat1884 sea-angel1891 1582 S. Batman Vppon Bartholome, De Proprietatibus Rerum xviii. xcvii. f. 380^v As for the Mermaide,..shapes appere after diuerse formes, that some grose head imagine to be lyke a maide, as the Munke fish [etc.]. 1610 J. Guillim Display of Heraldrie iii. xxvi. 183 To these must be added, Mantegres, Satyrs, Monk-fishes. 1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 96 Munk Fish, a flat Fish like scate, having a hood like a Fryers Cowl. 1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 205 I next went to Brighthelmstone, where I found kingston, or monk-fish, a species of skate. 1836 W. Yarrell Hist. Brit. Fishes II. 407 The Angel-fish..is also called Monk-fish, because its rounded head looks as if enveloped in a monk's hood. 1883 Official Catal. Internat. Fisheries Exhib. (ed. 4) 108 Monk Fish or Angel Shark, caught at Lynn, Norfolk. 1936 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 328 The solitary British representative of this family is the Monk Fish, which is so called on account of the resemblance to a cowl on its head. 1985 A. Wheeler World Encycl. Fishes 338/1 Although it has no commercial importance today, and few anglers deliberately fish for it, the monkfish was at one time of value for its tough, denticle covered skin. 2. a. The anglerfish Lophius piscatorius, a bottom-dwelling fish of European waters with a large head, wide mouth, and small body and tail. Also: the related goosefish, L. americanus, of North American waters. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Lophiiformes (anglers) > [noun] > family Lophiidae > lophius piscatorius (angler) frogfish1598 frog1601 sea-fisher1601 sea-frog1601 friar1603 toad-fish1612 catfish1620 sea-angler1653 devil fish1666 monkfish1666 nass-fish1666 angler1776 pocket-fish1796 kettle-mawa1798 wide-gab1807 anglerfish1854 round robin1880 dragon- 1666 C. Merrett Pinax Rerum Naturalium Britannicarum 186 Rana piscatrix, the Monk, Toad, Nass, or Devil fish. 1884 G. B. Goode in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 173 The Goose Fish or Monk Fish Lophius piscatorius... The names of the fish are many;..In Eastern Connecticut [it is called] ‘Molligut’. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 July 12/2 A large monk-fish has been captured at Herne Bay... On being scaled it was found to weigh 38lb. 1911 Rep. Comm. U.S. Bureau Fisheries 1908 310 Goosefish... Local names are ‘angler’, ‘fishing frog’, ‘monkfish’, ‘bellows-fish’, [etc.]. 1975 Times 8 Feb. 7/3 The wealth of Galway Bay—sole, monkfish, John Dory. 1993 Canad. Living July 69/3 She delights in leading low-tide beach walks and identifying unusual creatures washed up on shore—such as the monkfish. ‘It's a big fish with a huge mouth and a ferocious set of teeth.’ b. Either of these species of Lophius as an article of food. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > class Osteichthyes or Teleostomi > superorder Paracanthopterygii > order Lophiiformes (anglers) > [noun] > family Lophiidae > member of lophioid1859 monkfish1984 1984 J. Grigson Brit. Cookery 10 John Dory, monkfish and Tamar salmon appear on the best local menus. 1990 Good Housek. (U.K. ed.) May 146/3 I recently ate nouvelle cuisine monkfish washed down with a very palatable California Chardonnay. 1995 Time Out 9 Aug. 39/2 Slices of monkfish wrapped in serrano ham were satisfactory and, like the fillet of lamb, being eaten by a table of continental businessmen. 3. New Zealand. Either of two relatively large fishes of the family Uranoscopidae, found in the coastal waters around New Zealand, esp. Kathetostoma giganteum and (occasionally) Genyagnus monopterygius. Also called stargazer. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Trachinoidei > family Uranoscopidae (star-gazers) > member of stargazer1661 uranoscopian1861 stone-liftera1884 monkfish1967 1960 R. B. Doogue & J. M. Moreland N.Z. Sea Anglers' Guide 246 Spotted Stargazer... Buries itself by a sideways wriggling movement, leaving only the eyes and upturned mouth exposed... Other names:..catfish, monk, dogfish; kourepoua (Maori).] 1967 J. M. Moreland Marine Fishes N.Z. 20 Spotted Stargazer [Genyagnus monopterygius]... Other names include monkfish, catfish, dogfish, and flathead. 1986 L. J. Paul N.Z. Fishes 118 The name monkfish is well established for this species in New Zealand, whereas overseas it is used for similarly shaped but unrelated anglerfishes. 1993 Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.) 10 Feb. 52 (advt.) Export Quality Boneless Monkfish (Deep Sea Cod) Fillets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1582
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