footballfish

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English

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an Atlantic footballfish, Himantolophus groenlandicus
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Etymology

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From football +‎ fish, from its shape.

Noun

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footballfish (plural footballfishes)

  1. Any of the species of deep-sea anglerfishes in the family Himantolophidae.
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