"shield-toad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shield-toads [plural]
Etymology: From shield + toad. Compare shelled-toad, shell-toad, shellpad, shell-paddock. Compare also West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), German Schildkröte (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), Swedish sköldpadda (“tortoise”), Icelandic sjaldbaka (“turtle”, literally “shield-back”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shield|toad}} shield + toad, {{m|en|shelled-toad}} shelled-toad, {{m|en|shell-toad}} shell-toad, {{m|en|shellpad}} shellpad, {{m|en|shell-paddock}} shell-paddock, {{cog|fy|skyldpod||tortoise|lit=shield-toad}} West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), {{cog|nl|schildpad||tortoise|lit=shield-toad}} Dutch schildpad (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), {{cog|de|Schildkröte||tortoise|lit=shield-toad}} German Schildkröte (“tortoise”, literally “shield-toad”), {{cog|sv|sköldpadda||tortoise}} Swedish sköldpadda (“tortoise”), {{cog|is|sjaldbaka||turtle|lit=shield-back}} Icelandic sjaldbaka (“turtle”, literally “shield-back”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} shield-toad (plural shield-toads)
  1. (archaic, rare, nonstandard) A turtle or tortoise. Tags: archaic, nonstandard, rare Categories (lifeform): Turtles Synonyms: shieldtoad, shield toad, shelt-toad

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