toad (t d)n. 1. Any of numerous tailless amphibians chiefly of the family Bufonidae, related to and resembling the frogs but characteristically more terrestrial and having a broader body and rougher, drier skin. 2. The horned lizard. 3. A person regarded as repulsive. [Middle English tadde, tode, from Old English t  dige.] |
toad [təʊd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any anuran amphibian of the class Bufonidae, such as Bufo bufo (common toad) of Europe. They are similar to frogs but are more terrestrial, having a drier warty skin Related adj batrachian
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar amphibians of different families
3. a loathsome person
[Old English tādige, of unknown origin; see tadpole]
toadish , toadlike adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  toad - any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial speciesamphibian - cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form ranid, true frog - insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs leptodactylid, leptodactylid frog - toothed frogs: terrestrial or aquatic or arboreal robber frog - small terrestrial frog of tropical America barking frog, Hylactophryne augusti, robber frog - of southwest United States and Mexico; call is like a dog's bark crapaud, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, South American bullfrog - large toothed frog of South America and Central America resembling the bullfrog tree frog, tree-frog - any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes Ascaphus trui, bell toad, ribbed toad, tailed frog, tailed toad - western North American frog with a taillike copulatory organ Liopelma hamiltoni - primitive New Zealand frog with four unwebbed toes on forefeet and five on hind feet true toad - tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin Alytes obstetricans, obstetrical toad, midwife toad - European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch Alytes cisternasi, midwife toad - similar in habit to Alytes obstetricians Bombina bombina, fire-bellied toad - toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its underside spadefoot, spadefoot toad - a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot tree frog, tree toad, tree-frog - arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America Gastrophryne olivacea, western narrow-mouthed toad - small secretive toad with smooth tough skin of central and western North America eastern narrow-mouthed toad, Gastrophryne carolinensis - small toad of southeastern United States sheep frog - mostly of Central America tongueless frog - almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South America South American poison toad - a South American toad |
toad noun see amphibians
Translations
toad [ˈtəʊd] n → crapaud m
toad-in-the-hole [ˌtəʊdɪnðəˈhəʊl] n (British) saucisses cuites au four dans de la pâte à crêpes
toad-in-the-hole [ˌtəʊdɪnðəˈhəʊl] n (British) saucisses cuites au four dans de la pâte à crêpes
n toad [təud]
a kind of reptile, like a large frog. padda ضِفْدَع крастава жаба ropucha; ještěrka; mlok tudse die Kröte φρύνος sapo kärnkonn وزغ rupikonna crapaud קַרפָּדָה मेंढ़क žaba krastača varangy(os béka) katak karta rospo ひきがえる 두꺼비, 까닭 없이 꼴 보기 싫은 놈, 아첨꾼 rupūžė krupis kodok pad padde ropucha sapo broască râioasă жаба ropucha krastača žaba krastača padda คางคก kara kurbağa 蟾蜍，癩蛤蟆 жаба مينڈک جيسا ايک قسم کا جانور con cóc 蟾蜍，癞蛤蟆
n toadstool
any of several kinds of mushroom-like fungi, often poisonous. paddastoel نَوع من الفِطْرِيّات السامَّه гъба prašivka paddehat der Giftpilz είδος μύκητα (συν. δηλητηριώδους) hongo venenoso sitaseen قارچ چتری myrkkysieni champignon (vénéneux) מִין פִּטרִייָה घृणित gljiva s klobukom, otrovna gljiva mérges (kalapos) gomba jamur beracun hattsveppur fungo (velenoso) 毒きのこ 식용 벗이 아닌 버섯, 독버섯 musmirė suņusēne cendawan beracun paddestoel giftsopp, fluesopp muchomor cogumelo ciupercă (otrăvitoare) поганка muchotrávka strupena goba otrovna gljiva []svamp เห็ดมีพิษชนิดหนึ่ง zehirli mantar 毒菌(蕈) поганка کھمني، چھتري nấm dù 毒菌（蕈）
toad → ضفدع الطين ropucha tudse Kröte φρύνος sapo rupikonna crapaud krastača rospo ヒキガエル 두꺼비 pad padde ropucha sapo жаба padda คางคก kara kurbağa con cóc 癞蛤蟆
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