Definition of toadfish in English:
toadfish
nounPlural toadfishesˈtəʊdfɪʃˈtoʊdˌfɪʃ
Any of a number of fishes with a wide flattened head.
Australian term for pufferfish
a chiefly bottom-dwelling large-mouthed fish of warm seas that can produce loud grunts (family Batrachoididae: several genera).
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Understanding the mechanisms of how the toadfish survives these toxins will help us develop therapies for stroke, liver disease, heart attack and brain injury,’ said Perez.
- You look at this fish that has a face only a mother toadfish could love.
- Accordingly, the swimbladder itself is the source of the most complex forms of sound production in many groups (e.g. toadfishes, searobins and flying gurnards).
- There were plenty of unusual sightings - I came across dwarf lionfish, stonefish, toadfish, frogfish and a six-striped soapfish, which I later discovered to be quite a toxic species.
- While toadfish and their swimbladder muscles continue to grow throughout life, the cells appear to continue to divide and remain relatively small.