Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of tailless amphibians, typical of the family Bufonidœ, and embracing the common toads of Europe and North America. See cut under
agua-toad .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any toad of the genus Bufo
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Cane toads, properly known as bufo marinus, are the most notorious of what are called invasive species in Australia and beyond.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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Cane toads, properly known as bufo marinus, are the most notorious of what are called invasive species in Australia and beyond.
Mongabay.com News 2009
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ZARRELLA: Like the bufo toad that excretes a poison that can kill a dog, and this fearless night nole (ph).
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ZARRELLA: Like the bufo toad that excretes a poison that can kill a dog, and this fearless night nole (ph).
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ZARRELLA: Like the bufo toad that excretes a poison that can kill a dog, and this fearless night nole (ph).
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They derived the genus name from the Greek word for devil (Beelzebub) and the Latin word for toad (bufo).
Archive 2008-02-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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They derived the genus name from the Greek word for devil (Beelzebub) and the Latin word for toad (bufo).
Welcome Beelzebufo! ReBecca Foster 2008
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There are a number of endemic subspecies found in this ecoregion including the Gredos ibex (Capra pyrenaica victoriae) and a number of herpetofauna species, Lacerta monticola cyreni, Salamandra salamandra almanzorensis, and Bufo bufo gredosicola.
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An important number of endemic amphibian and reptile species appear in high mountain lakes, meadows, and rocky areas including Lacerta monticola cyreni, Salamandra salamandra almanzorensis, and Bufo bufo gredosicola.
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The Italians say bufo magro — a meagre buffoon, to express a poor jester who cannot make you laugh.
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