Toad

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Toad \Toad\, n. [OE. tode, tade, AS. t[=a]die, t[=a]dige; of
     unknown origin. Cf. {Tadpole}.] (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the
     genus {Bufo} and allied genera, especially those of the
     family {Bufonidae}. Toads are generally terrestrial in their
     habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the


     water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the
     daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most
     toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that
     secrete an acrid fluid.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The common toad ({Bufo vulgaris}) and the natterjack
           are familiar European species. The common American toad
           ({Bufo lentiginosus}) is similar to the European toad,
           but is less warty and is more active, moving chiefly by
           leaping.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Obstetrical toad}. (Zool.) See under {Obstetrical}.
  
     {Surinam toad}. (Zool.) See {Pita}.
  
     {Toad lizard} (Zool.), a horned toad.
  
     {Toad pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant ({Equisetum
        limosum}) growing in muddy places. --Dr. Prior.
  
     {Toad rush} (Bot.), a low-growing kind of rush ({Juncus
        bufonius}).
  
     {Toad snatcher} (Zool.), the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     {Toad spittle}. (Zool.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.
  
     {Tree toad}. (Zool.) See under {Tree}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  toad
       n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long
           hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial
           species [syn: {frog}, {toad frog}, {anuran}, {batrachian},
            {salientian}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "toad":
     amphibian, apple-polisher, ass-licker, backscratcher, backslapper,
     batrachian, bootlick, bootlicker, brown-nose, brownie, bullfrog,
     clawback, courtier, creature, cringer, croaker, dog, dupe, fawner,
     flatterer, flunky, footlicker, frog, groveler, handshaker, helot,
     hoppytoad, hoptoad, instrument, jackal, kowtower, lackey,
     led captain, lickspit, lickspittle, mealymouth, minion, newt,
     paddock, peon, polliwog, prick, puppet, salamander, scum, serf,
     shit, shithead, skunk, slave, snake, spaniel, stinker, stooge,
     suck, sycophant, tadpole, timeserver, toadeater, toady, tool,
     tree frog, tree toad, truckler, tufthunter, turd, yes-man
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  toad vt. [MUD] 1. Notionally, to change a {MUD} player into a toad. 2.
     To permanently and totally exile a player from the MUD. A very serious
     action, which can only be done by a MUD {wizard}; often involves a lot
     of debate among the other characters first. See also {frog}, {FOD}.