toadfish

[ tohd-fish ]

/ ˈtoʊdˌfɪʃ /

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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 ugly toad ), ranging along the Atlantic coast of the United States.

puffer (def. 2).

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Origin of toadfish

First recorded in 1605–15; toad + fish

Words nearby toadfish

toa, toad, toad bug, toadeater, to a degree, toadfish, toadflax, toad-in-the-hole, toad juice, toadshade, toad spit

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How to use toadfish in a sentence

So it was she that I caught, and not the gallant Mr. Toadfish at all!
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If ever there was a faithful parent, it is a Father Toadfish.
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The best way to do this with man as well as with toadfish is to learn about their lives.
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It is the male toadfish that crawls into the nest-hole and takes charge of the numerous family.
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It is along in June that the toadfish of our New England bays begin to look round for their summer homes.
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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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