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cane toad

–noun
a large brown toad, Bufo marinus, of tropical America, toxic to animals eating it and once exported to help control sugarcane beetles.
Also called giant toad, marine toad.
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cane toad  
n.  A large poisonous toad, Bufo marinus, native to Central and South America and widely exported in the 1930s to control sugar cane beetles. Also called marine toad.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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