horned toad
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He drew back, as though I were passing him an unwanted bill or possibly a horned toad.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2020
If issued, the plate, which would mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, would join dozens of specialty plates pushing causes ranging from supporting the arts to preserving the horned toad.
From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2011
The idea then, and even now, in Texas is that a horned toad can live 100 years without food, water, air or company.
From Time Magazine Archive
Patterson jumped up from the table and sprinted across the lawn to save a horned toad, a family pet that is consigned by Tuti to a vagabond's life in the garden.
From Time Magazine Archive
“A little horned toad dropped it in the desert along with a pumpkin seed!”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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