Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FROGFISH
n. 1. An animal of surinam, which is said to change from a fish to a frog and then to a fish again. It is cartilaginous, and exquisite food.
2. The Lophius, or fishing frog.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FROGFISH
FROGFISH Frog "fish `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) See Angler, n., 2. (b ) An oceanic fish of the genus Antennarius or Pterophrynoides; -- called also mousefish and toadfish.
New American Oxford Dictionary
frogfish
frog fish |ˈfrôgˌfiSH ˈfrɔɡˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or frogfishes ) an anglerfish that typically lives on the seabed, where its warty skin and color provide camouflage. [Families Antennariidae (numerous species, including Antennaria hispidus of the Indo-Pacific ), and Brachionichthyidae (four Australian species ).]
Oxford Dictionary
frogfish
frog |fish |ˈfrɒgfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or frogfishes ) an anglerfish that typically lives on the seabed, where its warty skin and colour provide camouflage. ●Families Antennariidae (numerous species, including Antennaria hispidus of the Indo-Pacific ), and Brachionichthyidae (four Australian species ).