English Dictionary

frogfish

名詞

古語

Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.

日本語の意味

アンターナリア科に属する底生性のアンコウ魚の一種。カエルに似た口と、餌をおびき寄せるためのルアー（擬餌）を持つ点が特徴です。

A frogfish lay motionless among the sponges, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass within reach.

カエルアンコウはスポンジの間でじっとして、無防備な獲物が手の届く範囲を通りかかるのを待っていた。

意味（1）

Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family Antennariidae, having a frog-like mouth with a lure.

意味（2）

Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family Batrachoididae (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance.

Warty frogfish are sedentary seafloor dwellers that can change colour over a few weeks. […] Since the warm waters off the Maldives abound in vibrantly coloured corals, the frogfish there typically sport matching orange or pinkish hues, says Gabriel Grimsditch of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Maldives in Malé.

意味（3）

(archaic) Any fish of genus Lophius.

frogfishes （ plural ）

frogfish （ plural ）