/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005