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Definition of European toad
1. Noun. Common toad of Europe.
Lexicographical Neighbors of European Toad
Literary usage of European toad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"... during winter they remain torpid in holes and crevices, under stones, stumps, &c.
; they lay a great number of eggo Common European toad (Bufo ..."
2. Zoology for Students and General Readers by Alpheus Spring Packard (1879)
"The action of the poison is less fatal to small animals than that of the European
toad ; it gives a slight acid reaction and is not soluble in alcohol, ..."
3. Zoology for High Schools and Colleges by Alpheus Spring Packard (1881)
"The action of the poison is less fatal to small animals than that of the European
toad ; it gives a slight acid reaction and is not soluble in alcohol, ..."
4. Herpetology of Japan and Adjacent Territory by Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1907)
"... described the toad of Japan as a variety of the European toad, to which he
attached the name ..."
5. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley (1862)
"... anterior limbs dusky alou small white spots, the posterior ashr '• blotches
and bands of black. The head is;" er than in the European toad, ..."
6. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1874)
"I have never seen our toad use his hands to crowd his food into his mouth as the
European toad is said ..."
7. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1874)
"I have never seen our toad use his hands to crowd his food into his mouth as the
European toad is said to do; although he uses them freely to wipe out of ..."
8. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1901)
"It is difficult to find a gentle, absolutely harmless and useful creature that
is more maligned than the European toad. It brings ill-luck to the house, ..."
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