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, or oysterfish ), ranging along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
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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 SharpThe 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 SharpIt 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 SharpDoes the toadfish become anything more than a mere toadfish in a shoe before the end of the chapter?
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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
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