Bufo is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bufo meaning
toad, frog
Synonyms of Bufo
Using Bufo
- The main meaning on this page is: toad, frog
- Useful related words include: true toad.
- In the example corpus, bufo often appears in combinations such as: toad bufo, bufo americanus, toads bufo.
Context around Bufo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bufo
- In this selection, "bufo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, toad, toads, dmt, americanus, periglenes and cognatus stand out and add context to how "bufo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include american toads bufo americanus on and and toads bufo spp have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bufo" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bufo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some tadpoles, including those of the cane toad (Bufo marinus), are poisonous. (12 words)
Although incest is possible, Bufo americanus siblings rarely mate. citation These toads likely recognize and actively avoid close kins as mates. (21 words)
Individual Bufo americanus toads return to their natal ponds to breed where they are likely to encounter siblings as potential mates. (21 words)
Next year, Timmermann’s research group is moving to University College London, where they’ll add DMT’s molecular relative, 5-MeO-DMT (bufo), to their research agenda, which, I kid you not, is considered than DMT. (37 words)
Salamanders, caecilians and some frogs have one or two rows of teeth in both jaws, but some frogs (Rana spp.) lack teeth in the lower jaw, and toads (Bufo spp.) have no teeth. (33 words)
If it is encountered by the snake's head, however, the toad hops away before crouching defensively. citation Distribution and conservation status seeAlso Golden toad (Bufo periglenes) – last seen in 1989. (31 words)
Example sentences (9)
Next year, Timmermann’s research group is moving to University College London, where they’ll add DMT’s molecular relative, 5-MeO-DMT (bufo), to their research agenda, which, I kid you not, is considered than DMT.
Although incest is possible, Bufo americanus siblings rarely mate. citation These toads likely recognize and actively avoid close kins as mates.
If it is encountered by the snake's head, however, the toad hops away before crouching defensively. citation Distribution and conservation status seeAlso Golden toad (Bufo periglenes) – last seen in 1989.
Individual Bufo americanus toads return to their natal ponds to breed where they are likely to encounter siblings as potential mates.
In many species such as the Great Plains toad (Bufo cognatus), the male restrains the eggs with his back feet, holding them in place for about three minutes.
In particular, it could be confused with the southern toad (Bufo terrestris), which can be distinguished by the presence of two bulbs in front of the parotoid glands.
Salamanders, caecilians and some frogs have one or two rows of teeth in both jaws, but some frogs (Rana spp.) lack teeth in the lower jaw, and toads (Bufo spp.) have no teeth.
Some tadpoles, including those of the cane toad (Bufo marinus), are poisonous.
The strategy employed by juvenile American toads ( Bufo americanus ) on being approached by a snake is to crouch down and remain immobile.
Common combinations with bufo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: