monkfishPronunciation: /ˈmʌŋkfɪʃ/Translate monkfish | into Italian Definition of monkfish noun (plural same or monkfishes) 1a bottom-dwelling anglerfish of European waters. Lophius piscatorius, family Lophiidae 2see angel shark. 3 [mass noun] the monkfish or angel shark as food. Origin: late 16th century: from monk and fish1 (from the supposed resemblance of the head of the fish to that of a cowled monk)monkfish in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of monkfish in the US English dictionary
