German

Rotbauchunke

Noun

Unke f ‎(genitive Unke, plural Unken)

1. fire-bellied toad (genus Bombina).
   • 2005, Cornelia Funke, Tintenblut, ISBN 3-7915-0467-3

     Unkenaugen blickten ihn an aus einem fast menschlichen Antlitz, das lange Haar trieb im Wasser wie Gras, ebenso grün und fein.

     Toad-eyes looked at him from an almost human face, the long hair floated in the water like grass, just as green and fine.

Declension

Synonyms

• (archaic) Feuerkröte

Derived terms

English

Noun

unke

1. A European aquatic toad (Bombinator igneus).