Batrachostomus (batrakostomus)

[NL., are among the very largest and most notable of the caprimulgine series. B. javanensis is a leading species. Bom bycistoma and Bombycistomus are synonyms. Batrachus (bat'ra-kus), n. [L., Gr. βάτραχος, α frog: see Batrachia.] A genus of fishes, typical of the family Batrachidæ, containing the toad-fish, B. tau, of the North Atlantic, and several closely related species. See toad - fish.