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cane toads

cane toads is the plural of cane toad.

Meaning of cane toad

Noun

cane toad (plural cane toads)

  1. A large toad, Rhinella marina (formerly Bufo marinus), of Central and South America, introduced to Australia and various Pacific islands where it is now an invasive pest species.
    • Pieces of the deadly cane toad (Bufo marinus) are thought to be contained in some zombi poisons.2007 Gee, Joshua Encyclopedia Horrifica, Scholastic: New York. p110
  2. (Australia, derogatory, especially, humorous, slang) A person from Queensland; a Queenslander.

Questions about cane toads

What is cane toads the plural of?
Cane toads is the plural of cane toad.

Words near cane toads in the dictionary

  1. cane sugar
  2. cane sugars
  3. cane syrup
  4. cane syrups
  5. cane toad
  6. cane toads
  7. cane train
  8. cane trains
  9. cane-carter
  10. cane-like
  11. Canea

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