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Burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot
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spadefoot
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Wikipedia
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'''Spadefoot ''' refers to the following toads: Scaphiopodidae - American spadefoot toads Borneophrys - Edwardina's spadefoot toads Pelobates - European spadefoot toads Notaden - genus that includes Australian spadefoot Category:Animal common name disambiguation ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spadefoot \Spade"foot`\ (sp[=a]d"f[oo^]t`), n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of burrowing toads of the genus Scaphiopus , esp. Scaphiopus Holbrookii , of the Eastern United States; -- called also spade toad .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several burrowing toads, of the genus (taxlink Caphiopus genus noshow=1), with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. burrowing toad of the northern hemisphere with a horny spade-like projection on each hind foot [syn: spadefoot toad ]
Usage examples of spadefoot.
Nor did Auld Black Agnes, nor the yage-witch whose use-name no living being knew, nor Lady Nightlady, nor Spadefoot, nor Annie Hop-the-Frog, nor Daddy Finger-bones, nor any of the others.
African liquor from the Sudan or the Congo or someplace, made, I think, from fermented yams and spadefoot toads.