toads

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of toad.
  toad

  noun

  any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.

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toads

Animals expected to benefit include native British species such as brown hares, hedgehogs, great crested newts, common toads and the Small Heath butterfly, a spokesperson for the company said.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The miracle behind Cruz’s discovery is that amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders rarely make it into the fossil records because of their fragile skeletons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

In hard-hit areas like Le Porge, experts say insects will have perished en masse and larger creatures from toads to lizards will not have been spared either.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Scientists have uncovered why some amphibian populations rebound after being devastated by a deadly fungal disease that has wiped out frogs and toads around the world.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

All toads might not be as mean as Edgar Allan Toad, but they were all just as finicky.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Related Words

• frog