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western toad

western toad noun: anaxyrus boreas, a species of toad whose range extends from the southern coast of Alaska to the western coast of Baja California and to the edge of the Midwest.

western toad: anaxyrus boreas, a species of toad whose range extends from the southern coast of Alaska to the...
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Noun

western toad (plural western toads)

  1. Anaxyrus boreas, a species of toad whose range extends from the southern coast of Alaska to the western coast of Baja California and to the edge of the Midwest.

Forms of western toad

pluralwestern toads

Origin of western toad

From western + toad. The vernacular name refers to the taxon's range relative to the rest of the New World, and is not calqued from the taxonomic name, translingual Anaxyrus boreas (literally “northern anaxyrus”).

Questions about western toad

What does western toad mean?
Western toad means anaxyrus boreas, a species of toad whose range extends from the southern coast of Alaska to the western coast of Baja California and to the edge of the Midwest.
What part of speech is western toad?
Western toad is a noun.
What is the plural of western toad?
The plural of western toad is western toads.

Words near western toad in the dictionary

  1. western taipan
  2. western taipans
  3. western tanager
  4. western tanagers
  5. Western Theater
  6. western toad
  7. western toads
  8. Western Union
  9. Western Union splice
  10. Western Union splices
  11. Western Unioned

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