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词汇 flying cane toad
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Definition of flying cane toad in English:

flying cane toad

noun
Australian humorous

  • A name for any bird regarded as a pest, especially the mynah.

    we should breed more of these eagles to cull the flying cane toads
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Come to North Queensland and see for yourself what a pest these flying cane-toads really are.
    • They are flying cane toads -- a menace and notoriously hard to foil.
    • Australian beekeepers are forming an army of volunteers to do battle with what they call the flying cane toad.
    • Come and have a field day shooting flying cane toads.
    • The plane, in Madi's eyes, looked like a flying cane toad.
    • The Common Myna is referred to by some people as a "flying cane toad" and its range is still on the increase.
    • The flying cane toad is a disparaging name for the Indian myna bird, introduced into Australia in the 1860s.
    • They are such a pest they've earned the name 'garbage birds' or 'flying cane toads'.
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