bufo

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From translingual Bufo marinus (now Rhinella marina), the cane toad, from Latin būfō (“toad”).

"Or should you prefer to be stepped on, or burned up in a rubbish pile?" asked Mrs. Bufo. — The Ontario Readers: Third Book, Ontario. Department of Education
"Here in the rain forest there's an ugly three-pound toad the Bufo marinus--you'll see them around, near sunset--that has glands down its back that excrete a milky white poison." — Life Blood, Thomas Hoover

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