Toad"fish` (?), n. Zool. (a)
Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo.
(b)
The angler.
(c)
A swellfish.
© Webster 1913.