noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
spadefoot
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It is typical of species that breed in short-lived pools, like the spadefoot toad .
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Western spadefoot toads burrow into the wash bottom, emerging to produce another batch of mosquito larvae-eating tadpoles during the summer rains.
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The spadefoot toad feeds on smaller prey such as grasshoppers, spiders and caterpillars.
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The spadefoot toad can manage the whole process, from egg to tadpole to toad, in as little as ten days.
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The tadpoles of some spadefoot toads are gregarious and form large moving shoals.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As they obeyed, Mungo could see that the sorcerer's apprentice was a toad , puffed up with fear or pride.
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I abandoned the garden, which harboured the non-existent toad .
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The toads at the revival meeting.
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The sound was something like a pond full of croaking toads.
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When the toad is attacked, this chemical weapon oozes out as a thick, creamy liquid.
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When the bacteria reproduced, it reproduced the toad genes as well, creating a new type of bacteria.