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Meanings of toad in English
Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species.
Synonyms
Examples for "frog"
Examples for "frog"
1
He still wasn't clear about why Grant thought frog DNA was important.
2
Did you just say 'the chocolate frog'? Finney asked, his eyes narrowing.
3
And in this year the first juvenile frog arrived on April 1st.
4
Plus, Tiana is taken completely by surprise that the frog can talk.
5
The next week he came upon a water snake swallowing a frog.
1
Another curious batrachian, the mud eel, is found in Carolina, in marshy situations.
2
Impossible, then, to be as old as the batrachian track that-
3
The batrachian is not indispensable; a Mole will serve as well or even better.
4
The batrachian animals are here all grouped in one case (26).
5
He is the smallest of my batrachian folk and the most venturesome in his expeditions.
1
Mucin-type oligosaccharides are found in a host of tissues from anuran to humans.
2
A frog from Indonesia breaks the rule of anuran reproduction.
3
Low genetic phylogeographic structure but substantial morphological variation is unusual within anurans.
4
Anuran and urodele amphibians develop spontaneous neoplasms in all major organ systems with the integumentary system a frequent target.
5
Anuran ears function as pressure difference receivers, and the amplitude and phase of tympanum vibrations are inherently directional, varying with sound incident angle.
1
Frogs and toads Frogs and toads in the south of England faced a difficult year as many pools dried up over the spring.
Usage of toad in English
1
The toad is still there; it's been waiting right along with Sally.
2
The toad at once establishes the most intimate relations with the bug.
3
The difficulty is to make the toad stay and watch the hill.
4
And in an instant Wotan put his heavy foot upon the toad.
5
In truth, it had all the appearance of a very bloated toad.
6
I abhor myself; a toad is not so vile as I am.
7
Happy as a toad in the sun, first warm day of spring.
8
The horned toad and the lizard had favorite places at each repast.
9
A toad hopping across a road in front of a steam roller.
10
Miss Stapylton answered, with utmost unconcern; I would sooner marry a toad.
11
He sat up blinking like an old toad in a hard shower.
12
The toad, by no means a looker, can pass as a washerwoman.
13
And hadn't her dad said something about a toad totem being lucky?
14
Here, under the muddy banks lived the old toad with her son.
15
One day she went far into the woods and caught a toad.
16
The toad, however, is one of the most inoffensive of all animals.
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Toad across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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