cane toad invasion
- noun
- Australian
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invasión de sapos de caña
- Biologists are monitoring the cane toad invasion across northern Australia to assess its impact on native species.
Examples
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The government launched a campaign to control the cane toad invasion and protect vulnerable habitats.
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Since the cane toad invasion began, several local predators have declined dramatically.
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The cane toad invasion is threatening local wildlife.
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Many experts are concerned about the cane toad invasion in Australia.
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Biologists are monitoring the cane toad invasion across northern Australia to assess its impact on native species.
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The government launched a campaign to control the cane toad invasion and protect vulnerable habitats.
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Since the cane toad invasion began, several local predators have declined dramatically.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'cane toad' (a type of toad) plus 'invasion' (large-scale spread), so the meaning 'the spread of cane toads into new areas' is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a literal ecological description following standard noun-compound + noun patterns, making it immediately understandable to a learner who knows the component words.
Etymology
Cane toad invasion comes from a real story: people brought cane toads to farms to eat pests, but the toads had many babies and spread into new areas. That's why the word invasion is used: they moved in large numbers and caused 'damage' to native animals and habitats.
