A toad is a creature which is similar to a frog but which has a drier skin and spends less time in water.
toad in British English
(təʊd)
noun
1.
any anuran amphibian of the class Bufonidae, such as Bufo bufo (common toad) of Europe. They are similar to frogs but are more terrestrial, having a drier warty skin
▶ Related adjective: batrachian
2.
any of various similar amphibians of different families
3.
a loathsome person
Derived forms
toadish (ˈtoadish) or toadlike (ˈtoadˌlike)
adjective
Word origin
Old English tādige, of unknown origin; see tadpole
toad in American English
(toʊd)
noun
1.
any of several families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians (esp. family Bufonidae) with a rough, warty skin: normally they eat insects and live on moist land but when breeding they live in water
2.
a person regarded as loathsome, contemptible, etc.
It will be really important for telling us if the common toad is going up or down nationally.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Or a toad in the hole.
The Sun (2015)
Serve toad in the hole with mash, the gravy and peas.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And because they are mini toads in mini holes, they only count as mini calories.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The cane toad was introduced by farmers to eat pests, which it failed to do.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Bit of a problem with cane toads in Queensland.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The cane toad springs to mind, introduced to control the cane beetle then becoming a plague itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I do their laundry for them and treat them to my toad in the hole.
The Sun (2012)
The cane toad is one example of many; our record in meddling with ecosystems is not a good one.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
WITH giant purple ears and a freaky thin tongue this cane toad looks like a science experiment gone wrong.
The Sun (2013)
Don't eat poisonous cane toads.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Main: Toad in the hole with mash and peas.
The Sun (2014)
Others go, like the toads and newts, under damp leaves or into holes in the earth.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Word lists with
toad
baby and young animals
In other languages
toad
British English: toad /təʊd/ NOUN
A toad is an animal like a frog, but with a drier skin.
American English: toad
Arabic: ضِفْدِعُ الطِّيـن
Brazilian Portuguese: sapo
Chinese: 癞蛤蟆
Croatian: krastača
Czech: ropucha
Danish: tudse
Dutch: pad dier
European Spanish: sapo
Finnish: rupikonna
French: crapaud
German: Kröte
Greek: φρύνος
Italian: rospo
Japanese: ヒキガエル
Korean: 두꺼비
Norwegian: padde
Polish: ropucha
European Portuguese: sapo
Romanian: broască râioasă
Russian: жаба
Latin American Spanish: sapo
Swedish: padda
Thai: คางคก
Turkish: kara kurbağa
Ukrainian: жаба
Vietnamese: con cóc
All related terms of 'toad'
cane toad
a large toad , Rhinella marina , native to Central and South America but introduced into many countries to control insects and other pests of sugar-cane plantations
toad spit
→ cuckoo spit (sense 1 )
tree toad
any of various tree frogs
common toad
an amphibian of the class Bufonidae, Bufo bufo of Europe
giant toad
a large toad , Rhinella marina , native to Central and South America but introduced into many countries to control insects and other pests of sugar-cane plantations
horned toad
any small insectivorous burrowing lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, inhabiting desert regions of America, having a flattened toadlike body covered with spines : family Iguanidae ( iguanas )
marine toad
a large toad , Rhinella marina , native to Central and South America but introduced into many countries to control insects and other pests of sugar-cane plantations
toad juice
a fertilizer produced by liquidizing cane toads
European toad
a European toad , Alytes obstetricans, the male of which carries the fertilized eggs on its hind legs until they hatch : family Discoglossidae
midwife toad
a European toad , Alytes obstetricans, the male of which carries the fertilized eggs on its hind legs until they hatch : family Discoglossidae
Suriname toad
a tongueless South American toad , Pipa pipa, that carries its young in pits in the skin of its back
natterjack toad
a European toad , Bufo calamita, of sandy regions, having a greyish-brown body marked with reddish warty processes: family Bufonidae
spadefoot toad
any of several toads (family Pelobatidae) with a hornlike projection on the hind foot that is used in digging burrows
toad-in-the-hole
a dish made of sausages baked in a batter
Queensland cane toad
a toad , Bufo marinus, introduced into Queensland from Hawaii to control insect pests , becoming a pest itself