/tohd"fish'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) toadfish , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) toadfishes .
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).
[ 1605-15; TOAD + FISH ]