toadfish
nounEtymology From toad + fish, in reference to their toadlike appearance.
11 senses
- 1Any fish of the genus Lophius.
- 2Any of the ray-finned fishes of family Batrachoididae of…
- 3Banded toadfish, of Australia (Torquigener pleurogramma).
- 4Blackspotted toadfish, of the tropical Indian and…
- 5Common toadfish (or toadfish), of Australia and New…
- 6Prickly toadfish, of Australia and New Zealand (Contusus richei).
- 7Red striped toadfish, of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea…
- 8Smooth toadfish, of Australia (Tetractenos glaber).
- 9Dark toadfish (Neophrynichthys latus).
- 10Frilled toadfish, of Macquarie Island (Ambophthalmos…
- 11Pale toadfish of New Zealand (Ambophthalmos angustus).
› Any fish thought to resemble a toad.
Any fish of the genus Lophius.
Any of the ray-finned fishes of family Batrachoididae of benthic ambush predators.
› Any fish thought to resemble a toad. › Certain species in family Tetraodontidae.
Banded toadfish, of Australia (Torquigener pleurogramma).
Blackspotted toadfish, of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans (Arothron nigropunctatus).
Common toadfish (or toadfish), of Australia and New Zealand (Tetractenos hamiltoni).
Prickly toadfish, of Australia and New Zealand (Contusus richei).
Red striped toadfish, of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia, syn. Tetraodon erythrotaenia).
Smooth toadfish, of Australia (Tetractenos glaber).
› Any fish thought to resemble a toad. › Certain species in family Psychrolutidae.
Dark toadfish (Neophrynichthys latus).
Frilled toadfish, of Macquarie Island (Ambophthalmos magnicirrus).
Pale toadfish of New Zealand (Ambophthalmos angustus).