Scaphiopus
noun
Sca·phi·o·pus
skəˈfīəpəs
: a genus of toads comprising the American spadefoot toads and being placed in the family Pelobatidae or sometimes made the type of Scaphiopodidae
Word History
Etymology
New Latin Scaphiopod-, Scaphiopus, from Greek skapheion spade + New Latin -pus; akin to Greek skaptein to dig