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hoptoad

/ˈhɒp.təʊd/ noun B2

a toad

Word Origin Hoptoad is a playful compound: hop from Proto-Germanic hupnōn and toad from tadō. It's a toad that hops, obviously. The hop root also gives us hopper, grasshopper, and hopscotch. So it's a bouncy little amphibian.

noun a toad B2

I saw a hoptoad hopping across the garden path.

(名词) 蟾蜍

我看到一只蟾蜍跳过花园小径。

(sustantivo) sapo [un sapo]

Vi un sapo saltando por el camino del jardín.

(nom) crapaud [crapaud (terme familier)]

J'ai vu un crapaud sauter sur le chemin du jardin.

(Substantiv) Kröte [umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung für eine Kröte.]

Ich sah einen **hoptoad**, der über den Gartenweg hüpfte.

(名詞) ヒキガエル、ガマ

庭の小道をヒキガエルが跳び越えていくのが見えた。

(substantivo) sapo [um sapo]

Vi um sapo pulando pelo caminho do jardim.

Synonyms: toad frog amphibian

noun A toad. countable

A hoptoad crossed the path after the rain.

(名词) 蟾蜍

雨后，一只蟾蜍穿过了小路。

(sustantivo) sapo [Un sapo.]

Un sapo cruzó el camino después de la lluvia.

(nom) crapaud [Crapaud.]

Un crapaud a traversé le chemin après la pluie.

(Substantiv) Kröte [Umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung für eine Kröte, besonders in der Alltagssprache.]

Nach dem Regen überquerte ein **hoptoad** den Weg.

(名詞) ヒキガエル。

雨上がりにヒキガエルが道を横切った。

(substantivo) sapo [Um sapo.]

Um sapo cruzou o caminho depois da chuva.

Synonyms: toad frog hop-frog amphibian toad frog common toad cane toad
Word parts: hop + toad

Related words

hopper toady

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