anglerfish

Meanings

Plural: anglerfish, anglerfishes

Noun

fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey
Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

Origin / Etymology

From angler + fish.

Synonyms

allmouth, angler, angler fish, goosefish, Lophius Americanus, lotte, monkfish

Scrabble Score: 17

anglerfish is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
anglerfish is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anglerfish is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

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