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bufo

(ˈbjuːfəʊ; ˈbuːfəʊ)
n
1. (Animals) any of a genus of toads of the family Bufonidae
2. obsolete a type of black tincture
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Noun1.bufo - any toad of the genus Bufobufo - any toad of the genus Bufo    
true toad - tailless amphibian similar to a frog but more terrestrial and having drier warty skin
genus Bufo - type genus of the Bufonidae; common toads of New and Old Worlds
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Octavio Rettig Hinojosa is a Mexican doctor who works with the sacred medicine 5-MeO-DMT found in the secretions of the Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo Alvarius).
Western toads (Bufo boreas, or Anaxyrus boreas of some authors) typically breed from late January to July depending on elevation, latitude, and local conditions (Sornborger 1979; Stebbins 2003; Thompson 2004; Muths and Nanjappa 2005).
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