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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(very rare, puristic, otherwise nonstandard) A turtle or tortoise..
For quotations using this term, see Citations:shield-toad.
But we already know that a shield-toad is a Frenchman, while the sun is Apollo's shield.
Use shield-toad when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shield-toad means (very rare, puristic, otherwise nonstandard) A turtle or tortoise..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:shield-toad.
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