natterjack

American  

[nat-er-jak] / ˈnæt ərˌdʒæk /

noun

1. a European toad, Bufo calamita, that moves by running.

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natterjack British  

/ ˈnætəˌdʒæk /

noun

1. a European toad, Bufo calamita, of sandy regions, having a greyish-brown body marked with reddish warty processes: family Bufonidae

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Etymology

Origin of natterjack

First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

They measured temperature, pH and salinity and exposed natterjack spawn to water from each of the sites.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

"Until now, a lot of natterjack toad restoration efforts have focused on improving terrestrial habitat, like clearing scrub or controlling vegetation," she said.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The team analysed water samples from Mersehead, where the natterjack toad survives, and other sites.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

In a plethora of cases, activists demanded that permits for the expansion be overturned, asserting that builders had destroyed sensitive dune reserves where the rare natterjack toad and sand lizard live and breed.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2023

This he found out later; but recriminations were useless; besides which the rage for secret alphabets soon died out and was replaced by a rage for aquariums, newts, and natterjack toads.

From Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches by Baring, Maurice