natterjack
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of natterjack
First recorded in 1760–70; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile the team's plan to aid the natterjack toad is to try and figure out how to best reverse the degradation of Cumbria's sand dunes.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
They measured temperature, pH and salinity and exposed natterjack spawn to water from each of the sites.
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
The natterjack toad is found in just a handful of locations.
From BBC ● May 31, 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
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
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