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natterjack

(ˈnætəˌdʒæk)

(Animals) a European toad, Bufo calamita, of sandy regions, having a greyish-brown body marked with reddish warty processes: family Bufonidae

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Noun 1. [画像:natterjack - common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe]natterjack - common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops

Bufo calamita

true toad - tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin

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