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An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. | A contemptible or unpleasant person. | An ugly person.
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Having the mutant powers of a toad, like having a long, snaking, slimy tongue and sticking to walls, has made Toad, a.k.a. Mortimer Toynbee, an outcast.
Diet Most frogs identify prey by movement, and vision appears to be the primary method by which the cane toad detects prey; however, the cane toad can also locate food using its sense of smell.
European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) The use of the common names "frog" and " toad " has no taxonomic justification.
However, Badger and Mole continue to live in Toad Hall in the hope that Toad may return.
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.
In popular culture * Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is the name of a ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California and a former attraction at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, inspired by Toad's motorcar adventure.
It featured four members of Monty Python: Jones as Mr. Toad, Idle as Ratty, Cleese as Mr. Toad's lawyer, and Palin as the Sun.
It is the only ride with an alternate Latin title, given as the inscription on Toad's Hall: Toadi Acceleratio Semper Absurda ("Toad's Ever-Absurd Acceleration").
My father, on his side, was so captivated by the first group that he turned these chapters into the children's play, Toad of Toad Hall.
The exit to the toad tunnel has been decorated by the Postmaster to resemble a toad town.
The novel was in its thirty-first printing when playwright A. A. Milne adapted a part of it for the stage as Toad of Toad Hall in 1929.
The word has apparent analogies in Dutch padde(n)stoel (toad-stool/chair, mushroom) and German Krötenschwamm (toad-fungus, alt. word for panther cap ).
According to known Nintendo content leaker Zippo, a new game is nearing the end of development and will feature a cast of four playable characters, including Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad.
A family on a natural history trip was shocked to come across a dead toad that appeared to have been shot in the head at close range.
Balch previously described a “Toad in a Hole” dish as tiny Yorkshire puddings with roasted beef in them, served with dollops of mashed potatoes and gravy — “Sunday roast as an appetizer,” he said.
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Certainly, with Bowser, Toad, Kong and a whole legion of Koopers, the film boasts a veritable role call of Nintendo nostalgia.
Even after ages apart, they still recalled their bond, and Toad was even willing to suffer the Krakoan Pit just to keep her safe.
He also used them to explore Torpor Loop and Frozen Toad Loop, two newer snowshoe trails in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.
Here is Mr. Toad in that original cartoon, titled The Wind in the Willows, based on the classic 1908 novel by Kenneth Grahame.