[tohd-fish] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | 1. | any of several thick-headed, wide-mouthed fishes of the family Batrachoididae, as Opsanus tau (oyster toadfish), ranging along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. |
| 2. | puffer (def. 2). |
| toad·fish (tōd'fĭsh') n. pl. toadfish or toad·fish·es Any of various slow-moving, scaleless, sharp-toothed fishes of the family Batrachoididae, having a broad, flattened head and a wide mouth, found in tropical and temperate waters. |