: any of several small harmless insectivorous lizards (genus Phrynosoma) of the western U.S. and Mexico that resemble toads and have hornlike spines
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Allison dissected frogs and horned toads and entered high school eager to learn more.
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1806, in the meaning defined above
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horned toad
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: any of several small harmless insect-eating lizards of the western U.S. and Mexico resembling toads and having hornlike spines
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