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Horned toad — Horned Horned, a. Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a horn. [1913 Webster] The horned moon with one bright star Within the nether tip. Coleridge. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horned toad — ☆ horned toad n. any of a genus (Phrynosoma) of small, scaly, insect eating iguanas with a flattened body, short tail, and hornlike spines: also called horned lizard * * * or horned lizard Any of about 14 species of lizards of the genus… … Universalium
horned toad — ☆ horned toad n. any of a genus (Phrynosoma) of small, scaly, insect eating iguanas with a flattened body, short tail, and hornlike spines: also called horned lizard … English World dictionary
horned toad — noun insectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the body; of western North America • Syn: ↑horned lizard, ↑horny frog • Hypernyms: ↑iguanid, ↑iguanid lizard • Hyponyms: ↑Texas horned lizard, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horned toad — noun 1》 (also horned lizard) an American lizard with spiny skin and large spines on the head. [Phrynosoma cornutum and other species.] 2》 a large toad with horn shaped projections of skin over the eyes. [Megophrys (SE Asia), Ceratophrys (S.… … English new terms dictionary
horned toad — noun Date: 1806 any of several small harmless insectivorous lizards (genus Phrynosoma) of the western United States and Mexico that resemble toads and have hornlike spines … New Collegiate Dictionary
horned toad — /hɔnd ˈtoʊd/ (say hawnd tohd) noun any of various small, harmless lizards, genus Phyrnosoma, of western North America, with flattened body and horn like spines on the head and body …
Ol' Rip the Horned Toad — Ol Rip (died January 19, 1929) was a horned lizard (commonly referred to as a horned toad ) whose supposed 31 year hibernation as an entombed animal is believed by some and doubted by others. His name is a reference to the fictional character Rip … Wikipedia
Convex-tailed Horned Toad — Conservation status Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Great Piebald Horned Toad — Taxobox name = Great Piebald Horned Toad status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Amphibia ordo = Anura familia = Megophryidae genus = Xenophrys species = X. giganticus binomial = Xenophrys giganticus… … Wikipedia
