tree toad
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tree toad
An Americanism dating back to 1770–80
Example Sentences
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He stared at the misplaced toes a girl had attached to a bongo drum-playing doll, asked: "Is that a three-toed tree toad?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Wilbur heard the trill of the tree toad and the occasional slamming of the kitchen door.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
Once a tree toad nearly gobbled me up, and if I ran out from the shelter of the bushes the gulls and cormorants swooped down upon me.
From The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
A tree toad chirped, or a bird cried.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
A tree toad dared him to come on; a chipmunk grew saucy as the Harvester bent to an unloved task.
From The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter
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