toadnoun [ C ]
uk/təʊd/us/toʊd/toad noun [ C ] (ANIMAL)
a small, brown animal, similar to a frog, that has big eyes and long back legs for swimming and jumping:
Toads have drier, lumpier skins than frogs and spend less time in the water.
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Reptile & amphibian names
- adder
- alligator
- amphibian
- anaconda
- asp
- cobra
- constrictor
- crocodile
- frog
- garter snake
- lizard
- mamba
- newt
- puff adder
- python
- skink
- slowworm
- snake
- terrapin
- tortoise
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toad noun [ C ] (MAN)
informal an extremely unpleasant man, especially one who is not very physically attractive:
[ as form of address ] You lying toad!
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Unpleasant men
- badass
- blackguard
- blighter
- bounder
- bovver boy
- caveman
- creep
- dog
- git
- lager lout
- love rat
- oik
- roughneck
- ruffian
- scoundrel
- warlock
- white van man
- wide boy
- wise guy
- yob
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