horned toad


horned toad

noun \ˈhrnd-; ˈhr-nəd-, -nət-\

Definition of HORNED TOAD

: any of several small harmless insectivorous lizards (genus Phrynosoma) of the western United States and Mexico that resemble toads and have hornlike spines

First Known Use of HORNED TOAD

1806

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