Toad

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  • noun. Any of various anuran amphibians especially of the family Bufonidae, characteristically being more terrestrial and having drier, rougher skin and shorter legs than the smooth-skinned frogs.
  • noun. A horned lizard.
  • noun. A person regarded as repulsive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A batrachian or amphibian of the family Bufonidæ or some related family.
  • noun. Figuratively, a person as an object of disgust or aversion: also used in deprecating or half-affectionate raillery. Compare toadling.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidæ. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid.
  • noun. See under Obstetrical.
  • noun. See Pita.
  • noun. a horned toad.
  • noun. a hollow-stemmed plant (Equisetum limosum) growing in muddy places.
  • noun. a low-growing kind of rush (Juncus bufonius).
  • noun. the reed bunting.
  • noun. See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.
  • noun. See under Tree.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. this sense)An amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin.
  • noun. A very unpleasant man.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  • Word Usage
    "The male cane toad is very sex driven, therefore he will try to mate with ANYTHING ---- even dead frogs."
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    amphibian  
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    Rhode  abode  bestowed  bestrode  blowed  
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    adder  ape  beetle  crocodile  frog  
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