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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NATTERJACK

NATTERJACK Nat "ter *jack `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A European toad (Bufo calamita ), having a yellow line along its back.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

natterjack

nat ter jack |ˈnatərˌjak ˈnædərˌʤæk |(also natterjack toad ) ▶noun a small European toad that has a bright yellow stripe down its back and runs in short bursts. [Bufo calamita, family Bufonidae. ] ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: perhaps from natter (because of its loud croak ) + jack 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

natterjack

natterjack |ˈnatədʒak |(also natterjack toad ) ▶noun a small European toad which has a bright yellow stripe down its back and runs in short bursts. ●Bufo calamita, family Bufonidae. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: perhaps from natter (because of its loud croak ) + jack 1 .