Definition of "goosefish" []

• Any of several anglerfishes of the genus Lophius, such as L. americanus of North American Atlantic waters. Also called monkfish. (noun)

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• "Monkfish, also called lotte, angler, allmouth, bellyfish, and goosefish, has a mild flavor and a texture similar to lobster."
• "It is the lake cusk or freshwater ling and could be utilized on our tables; but the wolffish, the rock blenny, the angler or goosefish, the skate, and twenty other kinds, are of great value as food."
• "They sometimes call it a goosefish, because it attacks wild geese, but the right name is fishing-frog or angler."