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

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Example Sentences

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natterjack

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

Species NWT has helped recover in Norfolk include crane, bittern, purple emperor butterfly and natterjack toad.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026

The dry conditions impacted natterjack toads, whose shallow ponds for breeding dried up, and bats that had to be rescued in the heatwave.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2022

To this morass, Mehetabel had come frequently with Iver, in days long gone by, to hunt the natterjack and the dragon-fly, to look for the eggs of water fowl, and to pick marsh flowers.

From The Broom-Squire by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

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