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common toad

common toad noun: a toad of species Bufo bufo, principally of Europe.

Noun

common toad (plural common toads)

  1. A toad of species Bufo bufo, principally of Europe.
    • Before the swallow, before the daffodil, and not much later than the snowdrop, the common toad salutes the coming of spring after his own fashion, which is to emerge from a hole in the ground, where he has lain buried since the previous autumn, and crawl as rapidly as possible towards the nearest...1946 April 12, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], “[“I Write as I Please”] Some Thoughts on the Common Toad”, in Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays, London: Secker and Warburg...

Forms of common toad

pluralcommon toads

Questions about common toad

What does common toad mean?
Common toad means a toad of species Bufo bufo, principally of Europe.
What part of speech is common toad?
Common toad is a noun.
What is the plural of common toad?
The plural of common toad is common toads.

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