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tamboril — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • angler noun A person who fishes using a rod, line, and hook.
  • anglerfish noun Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
  • monkfish noun A large, bottom-dwelling fish with a big flattened head and mouth, prized for its firm white meat.
  • tambourine noun A small percussion instrument made of a round frame with jingling metal discs set into its rim, played by shaking or striking it.

Senses

tamboril is used for these senses in English:

  • angler An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.
  • anglerfish Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.
  • monkfish Any large bottom-dwelling anglerfish of the genus Lophius, such as Lophius piscatorius, of the Atlantic, having a large head and mouth.
  • tambourine A percussion instrument consisting of a small, usually wooden, hoop closed on one side with a drum frame and featuring jingling metal disks on the tread; it is most often held in the hand and shaken rhythmically; by extension, any frame drum.

angler — full definition

  1. noun A person who fishes using a rod, line, and hook.
  2. noun An anglerfish — a deep-sea fish that lures prey with a glowing appendage.
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