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Definition of Toads
1. toad [n] - See also: toad
Lexicographical Neighbors of Toads
Literary usage of Toads
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine, Taylor and Francis (1853)
"On the Reproduction of Frogs and toads without the intermediate ... 203), I have
recorded the circumstance of toads inhabiting the cellars at Bottisham Hall ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"toads visit the water in March or April, their breeding season, for the purpose
of depositing ... When handled, toads frequently eject urine from the vent, ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"When handled, toads frequently eject urine from the vent, ... Another common
belief that toads are often rained down is probably to be explained by the fact ..."
4. Chemical Pathology: Being a Discussion of General Pathology from the by Harry Gideon Wells (1914)
"... GLANDS OF toads AND SALAMANDERS It has been known for centuries that toads
produce poisonous substances, Pare in 1575 having discoursed interestingly, ..."
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