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.
toads
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pluralof toad.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She's also given up on cycling to the local parks where she previously enjoyed taking close-up photos of the bugs, lizards and toads.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
"I'm really more of a paleoecologist, paleogeographer, not a taxonomist," says Dr. Cruz, who noticed unusual features in the Tar Pits specimens that distinguished S. labreae from known spadefoot toads.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Leaving a trail of destruction in their wake are introduced pests: fire ants, cane toads, rabbits, foxes, feral cats.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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
A few of the later plates even showed, for the first time, the life cycles of tropical frogs and toads, as well as lizards and snakes.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
