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Toad vs Ostrich - What's the difference?

toad | ostrich |

As nouns the difference between toad and ostrich

is that toad is an amphibian similar to a frog with shorter back legs and a drier, more ragged skin while ostrich is a large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) native to Africa.

toad

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An amphibian similar to a frog with shorter back legs and a drier, more ragged skin.
  • A very unpleasant man.

    • Derived terms

    * cane toad * frog and toad * toadfish * toad-in-the-hole * toadlike * toadstool * toady

    See also

    * amphibian * frog * frosh/frosk * * tadpole

    Anagrams

    *

    ostrich

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A large flightless bird (Struthio camelus ) native to Africa.
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    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters such as ostrich , wild boar and crocodile.}}

    See also

    * cassowary * emu * nandu * rhea

    External links

    * (wikipedia "ostrich")