Bufo
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- noun
- /ˈbuːfoʊ/
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Bufo
- Many species within the genus Bufo, such as Bufo bufo, play important roles in their ecosystems by controlling insect populations.
- Bufo toad
- Bufo marinus
- common Bufo toad
And I did this interesting thing called Bufo last year, which is five MEODMTA, little bit like ayahuasca.
- And I did this interesting thing called Bufo last year, which is five MEODMTA, little bit like ayahuasca.
Examples
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Diane thought of bufo toads, huge, slimy creatures with poisonous skin.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's a frozen Western toad, Bufo boreus, with the pale line visible down its back, one leg extended behind the square torso, the other leg cocked as though still swimming in yellow muck that rings this lake.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Bufo canorus," he said, and the name was like a prayer, a valediction, an obituary.
Fiction book (1991) -
In Yucatan, there had been a cultural interaction with Cuba since the second half of the nineteenth century through the popular theaters, known as teatros bufos, and through the immigration of Cuban artists and musicians.
Academic text (1996) -
Species used for experimental studies included the spotted salamander, American toad (Bufo americanus), gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor), and wood frog.
Academic text (2009) -
There is the poisonous sea toad, Bufo marinus... the same animal Lucrezia Borgia used... made even more toxic by frightening it with a stinging sea worm.
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The Bufo marinus is known for its distinctive warty skin and large size.
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In North America, the American toad, or Bufo americanus, is commonly found in gardens and wetlands.
Compounds
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A large toad with bumpy skin from Central America often called the cane toad
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A toad that lives in western North America from southern Alaska to Baja California
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A small brownish yellow toad with short legs that often runs instead of hopping
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A toad that lives in high meadows and forest edges in the Sierra Nevada mountains
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A small greenish toad with black stripes from the southwestern United States
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A small toad with bumpy skin that lives near streams in the US Southwest
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A toad that burrows and is active at night in southwestern US prairies
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bufo comes from the Latin word bufo, which meant 'toad', and scientists use it as the name for the group of true toads, so the name is simply the old word for 'toad'.