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toadfish

noun
toad·​fish | \ ˈtōd-ˌfish How to pronounce toadfish (audio) \

Definition of toadfish

: 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 (such as grunts) by means of a swim bladder

First Known Use of toadfish

1704, in the meaning defined above

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