cane toad

American  

noun

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

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cane toad British  

noun

1. Also called: giant toad.   marine toad.  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

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Example Sentences

Yellow spotted monitor lizards usually die after eating a single adult cane toad, an introduced pest with toxic skin secretions that has wreaked havoc on Australia’s native wildlife.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2024

She formed the Cane Toad Coalition and worked with a broad group of stakeholders to trial the large-scale cane toad intervention.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2024

Even with the excitement and curiosity surrounding the huge cane toad, the Queensland Department of Environment and Science announced on Twitter that Toadzilla was “euthanized due to the environmental damage they cause.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

"A cane toad that size will eat anything it can fit into its mouth," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023

A cane toad so giant wildlife officers thought it was fake has been found in a north Australian rainforest.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023