monkfish

FREQ #48352

扁鲨;僧鲨

发音

其它 /ˈmʌŋk.fɪʃ/

词形变化

monkfishes 复数 monkfishes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    An angel shark, of the genus Squatina.

    僧鲨

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A sea monk (“folkloric creature”).

    可数 不可数

    [The] monkfish is preceded by the “monstre Leonin” and followed by the “monstre marinen habit d'Evesque” (de Monstro Leonino and de pisce Episcopi habitu respectively). The creature represented in these works is a hybrid: his round and tonsured ...

词汇关系

词源

From monk + fish.

来源:wiktionary