spadefoot
See also: spade-foot and spade foot
English
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mallee spadefoot toad (Neobatrachus pictus)
Alternative forms
- spade-foot, spade foot
Etymology
spade + foot
Noun
spadefoot (plural spadefoots or spadefeet)
- Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
- Scaphiopodidae spp. (American spadefoot toads)
- Borneophrys (Edwardina's spadefoot toads)
- Pelobates(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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with a regular link if already defined. Add nomul=1 if not defined.) (European spadefoot toads) - Notaden (Australian spadefoots)
Derived terms
- North American spadefoots (Scaphiopus spp.)
- western spadefoots (Spea spp.)
References
spadefoot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia