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Yosemite toad

Yosemite toad

9.4
A toad that lives in high meadows and forest edges in California's Sierra Nevada
  • noun
  • /joʊˈsɛmɪti toʊd/
  • US
translation icon : sapo de Yosemite
  • The Yosemite toad is an endangered species native to California's Sierra Nevada mountains.

Examples

  • Scientists are monitoring Yosemite toads to study the effects of climate change on their population.

  • During our hike, we were lucky to spot a Yosemite toad near a mountain stream.

  • The Yosemite toad is an endangered species.

  • Have you ever seen a Yosemite toad in the wild?

  • During our hike, we were lucky to spot a Yosemite toad near a mountain stream.

  • Scientists are monitoring Yosemite toads to study the effects of climate change on their population.

  • The Yosemite toad is an endangered species native to California's Sierra Nevada mountains.

Synonyms

Bufo canorus
vsYosemite toad
  • Specialized
9.9

A toad that lives in high meadows and forest edges in the Sierra Nevada mountains

is the scientific name used for the same species

Surface Forms

Yosemite toad singular
Yosemite toads plural

Morphology

Yosemite + toad

This is a regular location + noun combination: a learner who knows 'Yosemite' as a place and 'toad' as an amphibian will naturally infer it refers to a toad species from the Yosemite area. Location-based species names are a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern and therefore readily understandable to B1 learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Yosemite toad gets its name from the Yosemite area in California and the animal word toad. Scientists first found and described this frog-like animal near Yosemite, so the name now means 'the toad species that lives in that place'.