"cane toad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cane toads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cane toad (plural cane toads)
  1. A large toad, Rhinella marina (formerly Bufo marinus), of Central and South America, introduced to Australia and various Pacific islands where it is now an invasive pest species. Categories (lifeform): Anurans Translations (Bufo marinus): 海蟾蜍 (hǎichánchú) (Chinese Mandarin), 美洲巨蟾蜍 (Měizhōu jùchánchú) (Chinese Mandarin), 甘蔗蟾蜍 (gānzhè chánchú) (Chinese Mandarin), 蔗蟾蜍 (zhèchánchú) (Chinese Mandarin), 蔗蟾 (zhèchán) (Chinese Mandarin), jättikonna (Finnish), crapaud-buffle [masculine] (French), Aga-Kröte [feminine] (German), Aga [feminine] (German), オオヒキガエル (ōhikigaeru) (Japanese), aga [feminine] (Polish), kururu [neuter] (Polish), ropucha olbrzymia [feminine] (Polish), cururu [masculine] (Portuguese), sapo-cururu [masculine] (Portuguese), а́га (ága) [feminine] (Russian), жа́ба-а́га (žába-ága) [feminine] (Russian), тростнико́вая жа́ба (trostnikóvaja žába) [feminine] (Russian), sapo de caña [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cane_toad-en-noun-vhsZZQTG Disambiguation of Anurans: 80 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'Bufo marinus': 91 9
  2. (Australia, slang, derogatory) A person from Queensland; a Queenslander. Tags: Australia, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-cane_toad-en-noun-M1a8ezi5 Categories (other): Australian English

Inflected forms

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