SPADEFOOT

spadefoot, spadefoot toad

(noun) a burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

spadefoot (plural spadefoots)

Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.

Scaphiopodidae (American spadefoot toad)

Borneophrys (Edwardina's spadefoot toad)

Pelobates (European spadefoot toad)

Notaden (Australian spadefoot)

Source: Wiktionary

Spade"foot`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any species of burrowing toads of the genus Scaphiopus, esp. S. Holbrookii, of the Eastern United States; -- called also spade toad.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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