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Meanings of tree toad in English

Arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America.

Usage of tree toad in English
1
He would sing with the tree toad hidden away in the fork of a tree somewhere.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
2
Wilbur heard the trill of the tree toad and the occasional slamming of the kitchen door.
Charlotte’s Web
3
A tree toad dared him to come on; a chipmunk grew saucy as the Harvester bent to an unloved task.
The Harvester
4
At half-past eight I was up in that tree as well hidden as a tree toad, waiting for the messenger to arrive.
Whirligigs
5
Then it was that they heard the voice of Sticky-toes the Tree Toad.
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker
6
Tree toads chirped in unison or fell abruptly silent as though by signal.
The Riverman
7
They were hylas, the tiny cousins of Stickytoes the Tree Toad.
The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad
8
Whistling tree toads replace the constant whir of buses and taxicabs.
If You're Going to Live in the Country
9
Tree toads croaked in the blackness beyond the veranda rail; the air smelled of rain.
The Lady of Big Shanty
10
Even Sticky-toes the Tree Toad forgot his ill temper.
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker
11
At last Peter found Sticky-toes the Tree Toad.
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker
12
Just then the voice of Sticky-toes the Tree Toad began to Croak It's going to rain!
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker
13
Katydids and locusts and tree toads were singing, and from far away came the long howls of wolves.
The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone
14
Tree toads began to cry.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
15
No, they're not, but they are own cousins to them; they are the grandchildren of old Mr. Tree Toad!
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck
16
Mr. Tree Toad Todson had leased this toad-stool for the summer season from his first cousin, the unfortunate Toadie Todson.
The Cheerful Cricket and Others