About The Word Spadefoot
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Spadefoot
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What's The Definition Of Spadefoot?
[n] burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spadefoot: spadefoot toad Related Terms | Find terms related to Spadefoot: See Also | anuran | batrachian | family Pelobatidae | frog | Pelobatidae | plains spadefoot | salientian | Scaphiopus bombifrons | Scaphiopus hammondii | Scaphiopus multiplicatus | southern spadefoot | toad | toadfrog | western spadefoot Spadefoot In Webster's Dictionary \Spade"foot`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any species of burrowing toads of the genus {Scaphiopus},
esp. {S. Holbrookii}, of the Eastern United States; -- called
also {spade toad}.
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