fire-bellied toad

noun

Any toad of the genus Bombina.

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firebelly toadBombina bombina
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Meanings

nounfire-bellied toad (plural fire-bellied toads)

plural fire-bellied toads · alternative firebellied toad

  1. Any toad of the genus Bombina.

    Synonyms: firebelly toad

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny toad of the genus Bombina.

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firebelly toad

More synonyms by meaning

nountoad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its underside

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Bombina bombina
Broader
frogtoadtoad frog

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the bright red- or yellow-and-black patterns on the toads' ventral regions.

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Translations

German Unke
  • Unkeany toad of the genus Bombina
Hungarian unka
  • unkaany toad of the genus Bombina
Polish kumak
  • kumakany toad of the genus Bombina
Russian жерля́нка
  • жерля́нка (žerljánka)any toad of the genus Bombina
Slovak kunka
  • kunkaany toad of the genus Bombina
Cite this entry
APA

fire-bellied toad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire-bellied%20toad

MLA

“fire-bellied toad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire-bellied%20toad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire-bellied toad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire-bellied%20toad.

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