horned toad

British  

noun

1. any small insectivorous burrowing lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, inhabiting desert regions of America, having a flattened toadlike body covered with spines: family Iguanidae (iguanas)

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Example Sentences

It was a large horned toad, certainly the largest Nathan had ever seen.

From Literature

He drew back, as though I were passing him an unwanted bill or possibly a horned toad.

From New York Times

Or the fact that when a horned toad gets mad it shoots blood from its eyes.

From Literature

My memory of holding a freshly picked cotton boll with its seeds, dark and large; seeing fields of poppies, deserts blooming after rain; watching for horned toads, lizards, scorpions, and a rattlesnake.

From Los Angeles Times

One time he brought in a horned toad that got so mad he swelled out round and flat as a Mexican tortilla and bled at the eyes.

From Literature