英语词汇“midwife toad”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	midwife toad
释义	Trends of midwife toad View usage for: midwife toad in British English noun a European toad, Alytes obstetricans, the male of which carries the fertilized eggs on its hind legs until they hatch: family Discoglossidae midwife toad in American English noun a European toad, Alytes obstetricans (family Discoglossidae), noted for its unusual breeding habits, in which mating occurs on land and the male broods the egg strings by wrapping them around his legs Word origin [1900–05]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, cathode-ray tube, clone, decompression, throwaway Image of midwife toad © Hector Ruiz Villar, shutterstock Examples of 'midwife toad' in a sentence midwife toad I saw a male midwife toad, eggs entwined in his legs, and a gorgeous lifelike brain coral. Times, Sunday Times (2017) A peculiar difficulty for anyone trying to find it is that its call is very similar to the whistle of the midwife toad. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Word lists with midwife toad amphibian
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