toadfish

noun

toad·fish | \ ˈtōd-ˌfish

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

Examples of toadfish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Our most unusual sighting is a toadfish, a cantankerous-looking creature almost completely camouflaged in a rusty pocket of the wreck. — Washington Post, "Off the North Carolina shore, a deep dive into history," 18 Sep. 2020 Something that might have been a distant toadfish growl. — Rebecca Asoulin, The Christian Science Monitor, "Wait, fish make noise? Meet the ‘fish listeners.’ (audio)," 29 Aug. 2019

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