Definitions for toadfish

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toadfish toad·fish

Spelling: [tohd-fish]

IPA: /ˈtoʊdˌfɪʃ/

Toadfish is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 286 anagrams from letters in toadfish (adfhiost).

Definitions for toadfish

noun

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).

Origin of toadfish

First recorded in 1605-15; toad + fish

Examples for toadfish

It is along in June that the toadfish of our New England bays begin to look round for their summer homes.

The best way to do this with man as well as with toadfish is to learn about their lives.

The toadfish of this story is Batrachus tau, sometimes called oyster-fish or sapo.

Does the toadfish become anything more than a mere toadfish in a shoe before the end of the chapter?