As nouns the difference between toad and tadpole
is that toad is an amphibian similar to a frog with shorter back legs and a drier, more ragged skin while tadpole is a young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
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
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tadpole
Noun
(
en noun)
A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.
Synonyms
* (
toad or frog larva ): polliwog
* porriwiggle
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