horned toad

noun

ˈhȯrnd- 

ˈhȯr-nəd-, 

-nət-

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

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for horned toad

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed

Kids Definition

horned toad

noun

: any of several small harmless insect-eating lizards of the western U.S. and Mexico resembling toads and having hornlike spines