spadefoot

See also: spade-foot and spade foot

English

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.
1. Scaphiopodidae spp. (American spadefoot toads)
2. Borneophrys (Edwardina's spadefoot toads)
3. Pelobates (European spadefoot toads)
4. Notaden (Australian spadefoots)

Derived terms

North American spadefoots (Scaphiopus spp.)
western spadefoots (Spea spp.)

References

spadefoot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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