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BUFO

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Bufo 
toad genus, from L. bufo "a toad," an Osco-Umbrian loan-word, equivalent to O.Prus. gabawo "toad," O.C.S. zaba "frog," M.L.G. kwappe "tadpole."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bu·fo
Pronunciation: 'b(y)ü-(")fO
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a large genus (family Bufonidae) of toads thatcontains the common toads of America and Europe and is represented on all the continents except Australia
2 : any toad of the genus Bufo
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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