Definition of toad

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Toad (n.) Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidae. 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..

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Toadying :: Toadying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Toad.
Pipa :: Pipa (n.) The Surinam toad (Pipa Americana), noted for its peculiar breeding habits..
Toadfish :: Toadfish (n.) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo..
Toadies :: Toadies (pl. ) of Toad.
Toady :: Toady (n.) A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant.
Bufo :: Bufo (n.) A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.
Hop :: Hop (n.) A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a jump; a spring..
Natterjack :: Natterjack (n.) A European toad (Bufo calamita), having a yellow line along its back..
Tufthunter :: Tufthunter (n.) A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady. See 1st Tuft, 3..
Toady :: Toady (n.) A coarse, rustic woman..
Toadstone :: Toadstone (n.) A local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire, England; -- said by some to be derived from the German todter stein, meaning dead stone, that is, stone which contains no ores..
Surintendant :: Surinam toad () A species of toad native of Surinam. See Pipa.
Bootlick :: Bootlick (n.) A toady.
Fungus :: Fungus (n.) Any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each..
Padow :: Padow (n.) A paddock, or toad..
Sea Toad :: Sea toad () The angler.
Sea Toad :: Sea toad () A toadfish.
Toadeater :: Toadeater (n.) A fawning, obsequious parasite; a mean sycophant; a flatterer; a toady..
Toadstone :: Toadstone (n.) Bufonite, formerly regarded as a precious stone, and worn as a jewel. See Bufonite..
Angler :: Angler (n.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc..
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