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PRONUNCIATION OF COMMON TOAD

common toad  [ˈkɒmən təʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMON TOAD

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Common toad is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMMON TOAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

common toad

Common toad

The common toad, European toad or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the toad, is an amphibian found throughout most of Europe, in the western part of North Asia, and in a small portion of Northwest Africa. It is one of a group of closely related animals that are descended from a common ancestral line of toads and which form a species complex. The toad is an inconspicuous animal as it usually lies hidden during the day. It becomes active at dusk and spends the night hunting for the invertebrates on which it feeds. It moves with a slow ungainly walk or short jumps and has greyish brown skin covered with wart-like lumps. Although usually a solitary animal, in the breeding season large numbers of toads converge on certain breeding ponds, where the males compete to mate with the females. Eggs are laid in gelatinous strings in the water and later hatch out into tadpoles. After several months of growth and development, these sprout limbs and undergo metamorphosis into tiny toads. The juveniles emerge from the water and remain largely terrestrial for the rest of their lives.

Definition of common toad in the English dictionary

The definition of common toad in the dictionary is an amphibian of the class Bufonidae, Bufo bufo of Europe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMON TOAD


cestode
ˈsɛstəʊd
custode
ˈkʌstəʊd
cytode
ˈsaɪtəʊd
grottoed
ˈɡrɒtəʊd
hoptoad
ˈhɒpˌtəʊd
intoed
ˈɪnˌtəʊd
mottoed
ˈmɒtəʊd
nematode
ˈnɛməˌtəʊd
pentode
ˈpɛntəʊd
square-toed
ˌskwɛəˈtəʊd
stilettoed
stɪˈlɛtəʊd
toad
təʊd
toed
təʊd
trematode
ˈtrɛməˌtəʊd
unbestowed
ˌʌnbɪˈstəʊd
web-toed
ˈwɛbˌtəʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMON TOAD

common sallow
common salt
common scoter
common seal
common sense
common shelduck
common shrew
common snapping turtle
common snipe
common soldier
common spoonbill
common spotted orchid
common stock
common storksbill
common swallow
common swift
common time
common weal
common wintergreen
common zebra

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMON TOAD

abroad
broad
cane toad
download
European toad
giant toad
hit the road
horned toad
load
marine toad
midwife toad
natterjack toad
on the road
overload
Queensland cane toad
reload
road
Surinam toad
tree toad
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Synonyms and antonyms of common toad in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «common toad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMMON TOAD

Find out the translation of common toad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of common toad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «common toad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

常见的蟾蜍
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sapo común
570 millions of speakers

English

common toad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आम मेंढक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضفدع المشترك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

серая жаба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sapo comum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণ পাগল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crapaud commun
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kodak biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erdkröte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

共通のヒキガエル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반적인 두 꺼
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kodhe umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cóc chung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொதுவான கோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य डोके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kurbağalar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rospo comune
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ropucha
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сіра жаба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

broasca râioasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινή βάτραχος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gewone pad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vanlig padda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

padde
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON TOAD»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMON TOAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about common toad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMON TOAD»

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Some Thoughts on the Common Toad
In this collection of eight witty and sharply written essays, Orwell looks at, among others, the joys of spring (even in London), the picture of humanity painted by Gulliver and his travels, and the strange benefit of the doubt that the ...
George Orwell, 2010
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Chickaree - crabs
Despite a superficial resemblance to the common frog, Rana temporaria, few people have difficulty in distinguishing a common toad. It is squatter and more compact in appearance than the common frog, and has a flatter back and shorter legs.
‎2002
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The Wildlife Pond Handbook
... Toads are more terrestrial and nomadic than frogs and will wander as far as 1km from their breeding site. They can live for up to 40 years, but most survive for only six or seven years. The Common Toad is our largest native amphibian.
Louise Bardsley, 2007
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The Urban Naturalist
The southern toad (Bufo terrestris), which is closely related to the common toad, is an ecological equivalent that replaces the Fowler's toad along the coastal plain in the South. Three subspecies of the common toad are distributed in the ...
Steven D. Garber, 2013
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Bufo: Cane Toad, Houston Toad, Bufo Fowleri, Common Toad, ...
Chapters: Cane toad, Black toad, Houston toad, Bufo fowleri, Chaunus amabilis, Western toad, Common toad, Wyoming Toad, Asiatic toad, Great Plains Toad, Woodhouse's Toad, African Common Toad, Philippine Toad, Chaunus granulosus, Bufo ...
Books Llc, Source: Wikipedia, Books Group, 2010
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The Norton Book of Nature Writing
"Some Thoughts On the Common Toad" comes from his collection of essays, Shooting an Elephant (1950), which also contains his famous essay "Politics and the English Language. " Though not overtly political, Orwell's celebration of the ...
Robert Finch, John Elder, 1990
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Owls Aren't Wise & Bats Aren't Blind: A Naturalist Debunks ...
Shakespeare was undoubtedly writing about the common toad of Great Britain ( Bufo bufo), and this chapter is mostly devoted to the common or American toad ( Bufo americanus). which is nearly identical In the British common toad.
Warner Shedd, 2007
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Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of ...
... boreas halophilus California toad Bufo bufo Common toad, See also Bufo vulgaris Bufo calamita Natterjack toad Bufo cinereus See Bufo bufo Bufo cognatus Great Plains toad Bufo columbiensis Oregon spotted frog Bufo crucifer Striped toad ...
Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze, Rodrigo Pellegrini, 2012
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Application of Nature Based Algorithm in Natural Resource ...
The Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus; synonym: Bufo melanostictus) is a complex of more than one toad species, widely distributed in South Asia, also known as Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and ...
Mrinmoy Majumder, Rabindra Nath Barman, 2013
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George Orwell: In front of your nose, 1946-1950
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 ...
George Orwell, Sonia Orwell, Ian Angus, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMON TOAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term common toad is used in the context of the following news items.
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Art Lander's Outdoors: American toad is common summertime front …
The most common toad in Kentucky is the American Toad (Bufo americannus), whose range overlaps with the Fowler's Toad (Bufo fowlerii). «KyForward.com, Jun 15»
2
Study of Handedness in Animals Shows Kangaroos Are …
Malashichev, who has also been involved in the frog studies, said that it was fascinating to see how the common toad, for example, showed ... «The Utah People's Post, Jun 15»
3
Kangaroos are lefties, Russian scientists say
“For instance, the common toad is right-handed, and the European green toad is left-handed.” Hill kangaroo. Source: Andrew Gilyov. «Russia Beyond the Headlines, Jun 15»
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Eileen Battersby's last-minute book-buying tips for Father's Day
... to know about the great crested newt, grass snakes and much else lurks and slithers within the pages – let's hear it now for the common toad. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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High tides and storms kill off 50 per cent of the endangered …
We moved a lot of them to our artificial pool but we had to leave some from three other pools because we couldn't tell they were common toad ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
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George Orwell's Ode to Springtime
“Before the swallow,” the essay begins, “before the daffodil, and not much later than the snowdrop, the common toad salutes the coming of ... «Daily Beast, May 15»
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Singing (croaking) in the rain: Noisy toads welcome South Plains …
The South Plains' two other most common toad species are the Texas toad and the Great Plains toad. Some individuals, though, have a ... «LubbockOnline.com, May 15»
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Padraig Reidy: Imagine being Katie Hopkins
You can't really share your thoughts on the common toad, or tell delightful stories about your children misunderstanding foreign words, much ... «Index On Censorship, Apr 15»
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Photos of the day: March 22, 2015
Voluntary frog rescuer Zsuzsanna Samuel kisses a common toad (Bufo bufo) she had collected at a main road near Hont, 76 kms north of ... «The Seattle Times, Mar 15»
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Toad patrol in Charlcombe
Local toads are to be helped across a busy road at Charlcombe Lane in Bath, as part of a national campaign to help save the common toad ... «Bath Chronicle, Mar 15»

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