Definition of Anglir
Angler, a fish with a broad, big-mouthed head and a tapering body,
both covered with appendages having glittering tips, by which, as it
burrows in the sand, it allures other fishes into its maw.
- Wikipedia
An"gler (&?;), n. 1. One
who angles.
2. (Zoöl.) A fish (Lophius
piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and
depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head
are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing
frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish,
allmouth, monkfish, etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a person who fishes with a hook and line
- the angler fish
- (vulgar) Pilferers, or petty thieves, who, with a stick having a hook at the end, steal goods out of shop-windows, grates, &c.; also those who draw in or entice unwary persons to prick at the belt, or such like devices. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
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