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Monkfish vs Devilfish - What's the difference?

monkfish | devilfish |

As nouns the difference between monkfish and devilfish

is that monkfish is any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus lophius'', such as ''lophius piscatorius , of the atlantic, having a large head and mouth while devilfish is any of several unrelated marine animals.

monkfish

English

Noun

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

    • External links

    * ("monkfish" on Wikipedia) * (Lophius) * (Lophius)

    devilfish

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of several unrelated marine animals
  • # manta ray
  • # octopus
  • # gray whale
  • # the goosefish or angler (Lophius ), and other allied fishes
    • (Webster 1913)