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NATTERJACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does natterjack mean?
• NATTERJACK (noun)
The noun NATTERJACK has 1 sense:
1. common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops
Familiarity information: NATTERJACK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common brownish-yellow short-legged toad of western Europe; runs rather than hops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bufo calamita; natterjack
Hypernyms ("natterjack" is a kind of...):
true toad (tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin)
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