bombinator toad

noun

Any toad of the genus Bombina.

Meanings

nounbombinator toad (plural bombinator toads)

plural bombinator toads

  1. Any toad of the genus Bombina.

    In a separate experiment, Dr Hans Spemann forced the bombinator (firebelly) toad to grow eye lenses on the back of its head - a remarkable feat[.]

    2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 39
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