cane toad


noun
  1. a large brown toad, Bufo marinus, of tropical America, toxic to animals eating it and once exported to help control sugarcane beetles.

  • Also called giant toad, marine toad .

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cane toad

noun
  1. a large toad, Bufo marinus, native to Central and South America but introduced into many countries to control insects and other pests of sugar-cane plantations: Also called: giant toad, marine toad

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