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 ]
[がまあんこう;ガマアンコウ, gamaankou ; gamaankou](n) (uk) toadfish (any fish of family Batrachoididae, esp. the Pacuma toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis)[Add to Longdo]