toadfish

[ tohd-fish ]
/ ˈtoʊdˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) toad·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) toad·fish·es.

any of several thick-headed, wide-mouthed fishes of the family Batrachoididae, as Opsanus tau (oyster toadfish), ranging along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
puffer(def 2).

Origin of toadfish

First recorded in 1605–15; toad + fish

Words nearby toadfish

toad bug, toad juice, toad spit, toad-in-the-hole, toadeater, toadfish, toadflax, toadshade, toadstone, toadstool, toady

Example sentences from the Web for toadfish

  • The toadfish of this story is Batrachus tau, sometimes called oyster-fish or sapo.

    The Fall of the Year |Dallas Lore Sharp

  • The best way to do this with man as well as with toadfish is to learn about their lives.

    The Fall of the Year |Dallas Lore Sharp

  • It is along in June that the toadfish of our New England bays begin to look round for their summer homes.

    The Fall of the Year |Dallas Lore Sharp

  • Does the toadfish become anything more than a mere toadfish in a shoe before the end of the chapter?

    The Fall of the Year |Dallas Lore Sharp

British Dictionary definitions for toadfish

toadfish
/ (ˈtəʊdˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

any spiny-finned bottom-dwelling marine fish of the family Batrachoididae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a flattened tapering body and a wide mouth