Meaning
An amphibian, a kind of frog (broad sense, order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English tode, toode, tadde, tade, from Old English *tāde, a shortened variant of Old English tādie, tādiġe (“toad”). Cognate with Scots tade, taid, taed, ted (“toad”). Compare also Danish tudse (“toad”), possibly originally from the same prehistoric root; also Swedish tåssa, tossa (“toad”), Old English tāxe (“toad”), Old English tosca (“toad”) by contrast.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-08-29TADHINO
- 2025-09-14OAEPHTD
- 2025-07-08OATIDNX
- 2025-06-08OATPNID
- 2025-05-28DUATOBR
- 2025-02-11OUATHDN
- 2024-11-08OADNRTU
- 2024-04-26ADPHEOT
- 2024-02-18DAOMINT
- 2023-11-16TADINOP
- 2023-08-13DARTNCO
- 2023-07-04OATMIDC
+1 earlier appearances in the archive.