horned toad
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He drew back, as though I were passing him an unwanted bill or possibly a horned toad.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2020
If issued, the plate, which would mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, would join dozens of specialty plates pushing causes ranging from supporting the arts to preserving the horned toad.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2011
A horned toad is not a toad, nor a frog.
From Time Magazine Archive
And that is why scientists, save for Dr. William Temple Hornaday, for 30 years director of the New York Zoological Garden, disbelieved the story of the Eastland horned toad.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was supposed to call this thing cheii, like the horned toad.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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