molligut U.S. dial.
(ˈmɒlɪgʌt)
The angler, Lophius piscatorius.
| 1884 G. B. Goode, etc. Nat. Hist. Aquatic Anim. 173 The Goose Fish or Monk Fish Lophius piscatorius... The names of the fish are many;..In Eastern Connecticut [it is called] ‘Molligut’. |