From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtoadtoad /təʊd $ toʊd/ noun [countable] 
HBAa small animal that looks like a large frog and lives mostly on land
HBAa small animal that looks like a large frog and lives mostly on landExamples from the Corpus
toad• As they obeyed, Mungo could see that the sorcerer's apprentice was a toad, puffed up with fear or pride.• The sound was something like a pond full of croaking toads.• I abandoned the garden, which harboured the non-existent toad.• When the bacteria reproduced, it reproduced the toad genes as well, creating a new type of bacteria.• When the toad is attacked, this chemical weapon oozes out as a thick, creamy liquid.• The toads at the revival meeting.ToadToad one of the main characters in the children's story The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Toad is a rich, proud character who lives in a big house called Toad Hall and thinks he is very important.Origin toad Old English tade, tadige 