单词 | marine toad |
释义 | > as lemmasmarine toad marine toad n. a large brown toad, Bufo marinus, native to tropical and subtropical America and introduced elsewhere for pest control, though often subsequently becoming a pest itself; also called cane toad, giant toad. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > amphibians > order Anura or Salienta (frogs and toads) > [noun] > types of frog or toad > suborder Procoela > family Bufonidae (true toads) > member of (toad) toadc1000 marine toad1802 toad-frog1861 1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. i. 155 (heading) Marine Toad. 1931 G. K. Noble Biol. Amphibia vi. 135 Whether or not because of this poison, the Marine Toad is almost ubiquitous in the American tropics. 1993 Equinox (Camden East, Ont.) June 70/1 Local shops sport posters pointing out the differences between the rare toad and its chief rival, the giant marine toad, introduced to the island years ago to control the sugarcane grub. < as lemmas |
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