cane toad

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cane toad

noun cane toads

  1. A large toad, Rhinella marina (formerly Bufo marinus), of Central and South America, introduced to Australia and various Pacific islands where it is now an invasive pest species. Pieces of the deadly cane toad (Bufo marinus) are thought to be contained in some zombi poisons.
  2. Australia, derogatory, especially, humorous, slang, used in rugby league A person from Queensland; a Queenslander.

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noun Bufo marinus

Españolsapo de caña, cururú
한국어사탕수수두꺼비 satangsusudukkeobi
日本語オオヒキガエル ōhikigaeru
中文海蟾蜍 hǎichánchú, 美洲巨蟾蜍 Měizhōu jùchánchú, 甘蔗蟾蜍 gānzhè chánchú, 蔗蟾蜍 zhèchánchú, 蔗蟾 zhèchán
Portuguêscururu, sapo-cururu
Françaiscrapaud-buffle
DeutschAga-Kröte, Aga
Русскийа́га ága, жа́ба-а́га žába-ága, тростнико́вая жа́ба trostnikóvaja žába

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@misc{cane_toad_2026,
  title = {cane toad},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cane%20toad},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}