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Surinam toad

noun

  1. a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.


Surinam toad

noun

  1. another name for pipa
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Surinam toad1

First recorded in 1765–75

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