What's the difference between monkfish and monkish?
Monkfish
Definition:
(n.) The angel fish (Squatina).
(n.) The angler (Lophius).
Example Sentences:
(1) In their 170-metre-long intestine (one of the longest of any creature), he found some squid beaks and monkfish bones, showing that the whales had eaten and were not completely starving.
(2) If you eat fish, serve these with barbecued scallops or monkfish.
(3) I make it (on the barbecue) all the time, and serve it with barbecued monkfish slathered in the same herb oil.
(4) ), saithe (Pollachius virens) and monkfish (Squatina squatina) liver oils gave similar triglyceride profiles.
(5) But the UK's biggest marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), has removed mackerel from its " fish to eat " list recommending that it should only be consumed occasionally, like monkfish and plaice.
(6) Photograph: Jesper Balleby Five models were created by the Danish firm Lumo Arkitekter , ranging from the basic two-person Flounder, to the Monkfish that sleeps seven, has three floors and comes with a bird-watching platform at the top.
(7) The reversal comes after it told fish-eaters in January that mackerel should only be consumed rarely, like monkfish and plaice, due to overfishing in the north-east Atlantic.
Monkish
Definition:
(a.) Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude.
Example Sentences:
(1) The mature prose of America's elder statesman of letters has the sheen, rhythm and simplicity of greatness: words written and rewritten in almost monkish seclusion.
(2) One might describe it as monkish, but Sjöwall's life has not been monkish, as I will find out.
(3) It’s a little more ornate than earlier incarnations, still hinting at monkish humility, but with a little bit of dashing mystery thrown in for good measure.
(4) Yet if he doesn't want to talk about the difficult issues facing Britain's biggest retailer he may end up in a vow of monkish silence, because they are backing up.
(5) Men wear trilbys, are monkish and self-importantly pensive.