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toad
[ tohd ]
noun
- any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog 1( def 1 ).
- Also called true顎 toad顎. a toad of the widespread and chiefly terrestrial family Bufonidae, having relatively short hind legs used in hopping and often having at the shoulders swellings containing glands that, along with the skin, secrete an irritating fluid in defense. Compare frog 1( def 2 ).
- any of various toadlike animals, as certain lizards.
- a person or thing as an object of disgust or aversion.
toad
/ 迟蓹蕣诲 /
noun
- any anuran amphibian of the class Bufonidae, such as Bufo bufo ( common toad ) of Europe. They are similar to frogs but are more terrestrial, having a drier warty skin batrachian
- any of various similar amphibians of different families
- a loathsome person
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Derived Forms
- 藞迟辞补诲颈蝉丑, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 迟辞补诲顎僫蝉丑 迟辞补诲顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
- 迟辞补诲顎僫蝉丑路ness noun
- 迟辞补诲顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of toad1
before 1000; Middle English tode, Old English t膩de, t膩di ( g ) e
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of toad1
Old English 迟腻诲颈驳别, of unknown origin; see tadpole
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You can almost hear Trump burping out 鈥淣ip it. Nip it. Nip it in the bud,鈥 like a corpulent toad with the face and voice of Deputy Fife.
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Dragonfly numbers have soared as have frogs and toads.
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"I put a toad in a pothole 鈥 not a real toad 鈥 and wrote: 'This is my favourite Sunday dish.' And people either get it or they don't."
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Dad鈥檚 too preoccupied to fully react, however: Bug is busy trying to pay for the wedding with an exotic toad from Colorado.
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Within four to twelve weeks after hatching, these little tadpoles begin their transformation into toads, with only about 1% making it to adulthood.
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