'oyster fish' definitions:
Definition of 'oyster fish'
From: WordNet
noun
A variety of toadfish [syn: oyster fish, oyster-fish, oysterfish]
Definition of 'oyster fish'
From: GCIDE
- Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written by him tauta['u]og.] (Zool.) An edible labroid fish (Haitula onitis, or {Tautoga onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also blackfish, oyster fish, salt-water chub, and moll. [Written also tautaug.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'oyster fish'
From: GCIDE
- Toadfish \Toad"fish`\, n. (Zool.) (a) 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) The angler. (c) A swellfish. [1913 Webster]