NATTERJACK


Meaning of NATTERJACK in English

/ ˈnætədʒæk; NAmE -tər-/ (also ˌnatterjack ˈtoad ) noun

a small European toad with a yellow band on its back

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: perhaps from natter (because of its loud croak) + jack .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.