Toad (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The large European common toad requires still or slow-moving water to breed successfully near its terrestrial habitat.
- A garden filled with plants and small ponds is a suitable place for toads to live and breed.
- While many toads live in water or humid environments, some species spend their lives in dry habitats with little access to moisture.
- The Goliath toad is the largest known species of toad existing today with a weight of up to 2.65 kilograms.
- In Japan, toads have often been misunderstood as poisonous, although the majority of species are safe to handle.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Midwife Toad
- Crapaud
- Tailed Toad
- Hylactophryne Augusti
- Tongueless Frog
- Leptodactylus Pentadactylus
- Robber Frog
- Leptodactylid Frog
- Liopelma Hamiltoni
- Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
- Obstetrical Toad
- Ascaphus Trui
- South American Poison Toad
- Ribbed Toad
- Fire-bellied Toad
- Barking Frog
- Tailed Frog
- Alytes Obstetricans
- Western Narrow-mouthed Toad
- True Toad
- Tree Toad
- True Frog
- Tree Frog
- Tree-frog
- Spadefoot
- Sheep Frog