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toad

UK/təʊd/ US/toʊd/ fairly common informal

noun

1.

any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

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Origin

From Middle English tode, toode, tadde, tade, from Old English *tāde, a shortened variant of Old English tādie, tādiġe (“toad”). Cognate with Scots tade, taid, taed, ted (“toad”). Compare also Danish tudse (“toad”), possibly originally from the same prehistoric root; also Swedish tåssa, tossa (“toad”), Old English tāxe (“toad”), Old English tosca (“toad”) by contrast.

Phrases

  • African clawed toad
  • African common toad
  • African giant toad
  • African tree toad
  • Alajuela toad
  • Almirante Trail toad
  • Amargosa toad
  • American toad

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