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horned toad

[¦hȯrnd ′tōd]
(vertebrate zoology)
The common name for any of the lizards of the genus Phrynosoma; a reptile that resembles a toad but is less bulky.
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Doesn't matter what you do, I'll be far ahead of you." A hilarious chase begins with Tio Jose and Tia Lupe chasing the runaway tortilla into the desert, soon followed by a cavalcade of animals, including seis vaqueros (six cowboys), cinco cascabeles (five rattlesnakes), cuartro conejos (four jackrabbits), tres burros (three burros), y dos sapos cornudos (and two horned toads).
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