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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TOAD'FISH, n. [toad and fish.] A fish of the genus Lophius, the fishing frog.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth [syn: toadfish, Opsanus tau]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1704 any of a family (Batrachoididae) of chiefly marine bony fishes having a broad flat head, a wide mouth, and usually scaleless slimy skin and producing sounds (as grunts) by means of a swim bladder

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Toadfish Toad"fish`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) 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. (b) The angler. (c) A swellfish.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Angler An"gler, n. 1. One who angles. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc.