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Toadfish [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A fish of the genus Lophius, the fishing frog.

Toadfish [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. 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.

2. The angler.

3. A swellfish.