sea toad

noun

1

: any of various fishes of heavy or grotesque form: such as

a

: sculpin

b

: toadfish

c

: angler

2

: an Australian spider crab (Gonatorhynchus tumidus) with a rough carapace suggesting the skin of a toad

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