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toadfish
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun toadfish has 1 sense
- toadfish(n = noun.animal) opsanus tau - bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth; Array is a member of batrachoididae, family batrachoididae
has particulars: oyster-fish, oyster fish, oysterfish
is a kind of acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish
CIDE DICTIONARY
toadfish, n.
Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus , having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau ) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish , and sapo . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
toadfish, n. any marine fish of the family Batrachoididae, with a large head and wide mouth, making grunting noises by vibrating the walls of its swim-bladder.
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