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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 ).