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noun
Any marine animal of toad-like appearance, such as sculpins (Cottidae spp.), toadfish, anglerfish (Lophiiformes spp.), frogfish (Antennarius spp.), Antarctic ascidian (Cnemidocarpa verrucosa), Australian spider crabs (Gonatorhynchus tumidus), and pufferfish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dialectal
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noun
Any fish of family Chaunacidae (frogmouths, coffinfishes).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, dialectal
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