Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Toadfish

Toadfish , noun

(a)
(Zoology) 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)
(Zoology) The angler.
(c)
(Zoology) A swellfish.