Definitions for toadtoʊd
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
toadtoʊd(n.)
any of various mostly terrestrial, tailless amphibians related to frogs of the order Anura, typically having dry, warty skin.
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
Ref: Compare frog1 (def. 1). 1 1
Category: Reptiles and Amphibians
Ref: Also called true toad.; Compare frog1 (def. 2). 1 2
a disgusting person or thing.
Origin of toad:
bef. 1000; ME tode, OE tāde, tādi(g)e
toad′ish•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian(noun)
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
toad(noun)ʊd
a brown frog-like animal with rough skin
Wiktionary
toad(Noun)
An amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin.
toad(Noun)
A very unpleasant man.
Webster Dictionary
Toad(noun)
any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidae. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid
The New Hacker's Dictionary
toad
1. Notionally, to change a MUD player into a toad. 2. To permanently and totally exile a player from the MUD. A very serious action, which can only be done by a MUD wizard; often involves a lot of debate among the other characters first. See also frog, FOD.
Translations for toad
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
toad(noun)
a kind of reptile, like a large frog.
- paddaAfrikaans
- ضِفْدَعArabic
- крастава жабаBulgarian
- sapoPortuguese (BR)
- ropucha; ještěrka; mlokCzech
- die KröteGerman
- tudseDanish
- φρύνοςGreek
- sapoSpanish
- kärnkonnEstonian
- وزغFarsi
- rupikonnaFinnish
- crapaudFrench
- קַרפָּדָהHebrew
- मेंढ़कHindi
- žaba krastačaCroatian
- varangy(os béka)Hungarian
- katakIndonesian
- kartaIcelandic
- rospoItalian
- ひきがえるJapanese
- 두꺼비, 까닭 없이 꼴 보기 싫은 놈, 아첨꾼Korean
- rupūžėLithuanian
- krupisLatvian
- kodokMalay
- padDutch
- paddeNorwegian
- ropuchaPolish
- sapoPortuguese
- broască râioasăRomanian
- жабаRussian
- ropuchaSlovak
- krastačaSlovenian
- žaba krastačaSerbian
- paddaSwedish
- คางคกThai
- kara kurbağaTurkish
- 蟾蜍，癩蛤蟆Chinese (Trad.)
- жабаUkrainian
- مينڈک جيسا ايک قسم کا جانورUrdu
- con cócVietnamese
- 蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆Chinese (Simp.)
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