Difference between Toad and Frog

What is the difference between Toad and Frog?

Toad as a noun is an amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin. while Frog as a noun is a small hopping amphibian.

Toad

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An amphibian similar to a frog with bigger back legs and more ragged skin. A very unpleasant man.

Example sentence: I believed then - in a deep, easy way that is impossible for me as an adult - that there was more to this world than meets the eye. Trees had spirits; the wind spoke. If you followed a toad or a raven deep into the heart of the forest, they were sure to lead you to something magical.

Frog

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To unravel a knitted garment.To ornament or fasten a coat, etc. with frogs.To hunt or trap frogs.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A small hopping amphibian.A fastener for clothing consisting of a button that fits through a loop.The part of a violin bow (or that of other similar string instruments such as the viola, cello and contrabass) located at the end held by the player, to which the horsehair is attached.Road. Shorter, more common form of frog and toad.A French person.A French-speaking person from Quebec.The depression in the upper face of a pressed or handmade clay brick.An organ on the bottom of a horse's hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.The part of a railway switch or turnout where the tracks cross (from the resemblance to the frog in a horse's hoof).A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulder belt.

Example sentence: There is no place in a city that can't be better. There is no toad that can't be a princess, no frog that can't become a prince.

We hope you now know whether to use Toad or Frog in your sentence.

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