toad

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

toad [toad toads] BrE [təʊd] NAmE [toʊd] noun
1. a small animal like a ↑frog but with a drier and less smooth skin, that lives on land but breeds in water (= is an ↑amphibian )
2. (informal, disapproving)an unpleasant person
•You repulsive little toad!

Word Origin:
Old English tādde, tāda, abbreviation of tādige, of unknown origin.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  frog, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian