squatina
noun
squat·i·na
ˈskwätᵊnə
1
capitalized : a genus (coextensive with the family Squatinidae) of sharks having a broadly rounded head with winglike lateral extensions and a broad flattened body that resembles that of a ray and being sometimes placed in a separate suborder but usually included in Squaloidea
2
plural -s : any shark of the genus Squatina : monkfish
squatinid noun or adjective
-ᵊnə̇d
squatinoid adjective
-ᵊnˌȯid
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin, angelfish