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Tonkin toad

Tonkin toad noun: bufo pageoti, a species of true toad found in parts of China, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

Noun

Tonkin toad (plural Tonkin toads)

  1. Bufo pageoti, a species of true toad found in parts of China, Vietnam, and Myanmar.
    Synonyms:
    Burma toad, Burman toad

Synonyms of Tonkin toad

  • Burma toad
  • Burman toad

Forms of Tonkin toad

pluralTonkin toads

Origin of Tonkin toad

From Tonkin (part of Vietnam) + toad.

Questions about Tonkin toad

What does Tonkin toad mean?
Tonkin toad means bufo pageoti, a species of true toad found in parts of China, Vietnam, and Myanmar.
What part of speech is Tonkin toad?
Tonkin toad is a noun.
What is the plural of Tonkin toad?
The plural of Tonkin toad is Tonkin toads.

Words near Tonkin toad in the dictionary

  1. tonked
  2. tonker
  3. Tonkin
  4. Tonkin pit viper
  5. Tonkin pit vipers
  6. Tonkin toad
  7. Tonkin toads
  8. Tonkinese
  9. Tonkineses
  10. tonking
  11. Tonkins

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