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Webster 1913 Edition


Batrachoid

Bat′ra-choid

,
Adj.
[
Batrachia
+
-oid
.]
(Zool.)
Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the
Batrachidæ
, a family of marine fishes, including the toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines.

Definition 2024


batrachoid

batrachoid

English

Adjective

batrachoid (comparative more batrachoid, superlative most batrachoid)

  1. (zoology) frog-like; relating to the Batrachoididae, a family of marine fishes, including the toadfish, some of which have poisonous dorsal spines