TOADFISH (toadfishes)

 Dictionary entry overview: What does toadfish mean? 

• TOADFISH (noun)
  The noun TOADFISH has 1 sense:

1. bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth

  Familiarity information: TOADFISH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOADFISH (noun)

Meaning:

Bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Opsanus tau; toadfish

Hypernyms ("toadfish" is a kind of...):

acanthopterygian; spiny-finned fish (a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toadfish"):

oyster fish; oyster-fish; oysterfish (a variety of toadfish)

Holonyms ("toadfish" is a member of...):

Batrachoididae; family Batrachoididae (toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes)