giant toad
noun
: cane toad
The jury also is still out on the giant toad, or cane toad. These hefty amphibians are voracious and secrete a poison that can kill animals that try to eat them, including pets and native animals that prey on amphibians.—
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Why not jackrabbits, horses, giant toads or kangaroos?
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Rangers conducting track work found the giant toad in Conway National Park in Queensland.
—Aina J. Khan, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2023
The Congolese giant toad, which grows to the size of a small hand, would be a hearty meal for any predator.
—Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 25 Oct. 2019
Another naturalist insisted the prints were the tracks of a giant ape and still others offered up animals as varied as giant toads and bears.
—Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
Rangers conducting track work found the giant toad in Conway National Park in Queensland.
—Aina J. Khan, NBC News, 20 Jan. 2023
The Congolese giant toad, which grows to the size of a small hand, would be a hearty meal for any predator.
—Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, 25 Oct. 2019
Another naturalist insisted the prints were the tracks of a giant ape and still others offered up animals as varied as giant toads and bears.
—Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019
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“Giant toad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20toad. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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